diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 18e337d..d734171 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,4 +96,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # Ignore built ts files
 __tests__/runner/*
-lib/**/*
\ No newline at end of file
+lib/**/*
+
+# JetBrains config
+.idea
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 25ac697..2d4eb60 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ steps:
     registry: ${{secrets.YOUR_REGISTRY}}
     username: ${{secrets.YOUR_USERNAME}}
     password: ${{secrets.YOUR_PASSWORD}}
+    local:    false
 - run: |
   acorn build . # Whatever you want to do with acorn
 ```
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ steps:
 | `registry` | **Required** | Registry address to login to (e.g. ghcr.io or docker.io)
 | `username` | **Required** | Registry username
 | `password` | **Required** | Registry password
+| `local`    | 'false'      | Adds the `--local-storage` argument to `acorn login` if set to 'true'
 
 # License
 
diff --git a/__tests__/main.test.ts b/__tests__/main.test.ts
index b238346..c4cbeb0 100644
--- a/__tests__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/main.test.ts
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ test('loginStandard calls exec', async () => {
 
   const username = 'hello'
   const password = 'world'
+  const local = false
 
-  await login(registry, username, password)
+  await login(registry, username, password, local)
 
   expect(execSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
     `acorn`,
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index dade49e..25345d7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ inputs:
   password:
     description: Password
     required: true
+  local:
+    description: "Adds the `--local-storage` argument to `acorn login` if set to 'true'"
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 runs:
   using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
diff --git a/src/login.ts b/src/login.ts
index f87c04e..74a7335 100644
--- a/src/login.ts
+++ b/src/login.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 export async function login(
   registry: string,
   username: string,
-  password: string
+  password: string,
+  local:    boolean,
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (!registry || !username || !password) {
     throw new Error('Registry, username, and password required')
@@ -12,6 +13,10 @@ export async function login(
 
   const args = ['login', '--password-stdin', '--username', username, registry]
 
+  if (local) {
+    args.push('--local-storage')
+  }
+
   core.info(`Logging into ${registry}...`)
 
   const res = await exec.getExecOutput('acorn', args, {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 1d6ec5a..42a2ffc 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ async function setup(): Promise<void> {
   const registry = core.getInput('registry')
   const username = core.getInput('username')
   const password = core.getInput('password')
+  const local= core.getInput('local') === 'true'
 
   core.saveState('registry', registry)
-  await login(registry, username, password)
+  await login(registry, username, password, local)
 }
 
 async function teardown(): Promise<void> {