diff --git a/config/SettingsDialog.xml b/config/SettingsDialog.xml
index 6d46a6c9..1965b65e 100644
--- a/config/SettingsDialog.xml
+++ b/config/SettingsDialog.xml
@@ -382,6 +382,29 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
+       <item>
+        <spacer name="verticalSpacer_2">
+         <property name="orientation">
+          <enum>Qt::Vertical</enum>
+         </property>
+         <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
+          <size>
+           <width>20</width>
+           <height>40</height>
+          </size>
+         </property>
+        </spacer>
+       </item>
+       <item>
+        <widget class="QCheckBox" name="perform_startup_checks">
+         <property name="text">
+          <string>Perform startup checks</string>
+         </property>
+         <property name="checked">
+          <bool>true</bool>
+         </property>
+        </widget>
+       </item>
       </layout>
      </item>
     </layout>
diff --git a/src/cae.py b/src/cae.py
index c97ce52c..b06926a7 100644
--- a/src/cae.py
+++ b/src/cae.py
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@
 import logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.NOTSET)
 
+from settings import s
+
 # Run some important checks before start
-import checks
-checks.run_startup_checks()
-clean.screen()
+if s.perform_startup_checks:
+    import checks
+    checks.run_startup_checks()
+    clean.screen()
 
 import os
 from PyQt5 import QtWidgets, QtWebEngineWidgets
@@ -52,7 +55,6 @@
 Could be chosen with command line parameter.
 """
 import argparse
-from settings import s
 parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
 parser.add_argument('-inp', type=str,
     help='your .inp file',
diff --git a/src/settings.py b/src/settings.py
index 41e8da39..acadf46b 100644
--- a/src/settings.py
+++ b/src/settings.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 Application settings.
 Attributes values are maintained in config/Settings_*.py.
 User dialog form is config/SettingsDialog.xml - use Qt Designer to edit.
-
-# TODO Checkbox to skip startup tests.
 """
 
 # Standard modules
@@ -55,6 +53,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             self.start_cgx_by_default = True
             self.align_windows = True
             self.show_help = False
+            self.perform_startup_checks = True
 
     def open(self):
         """Open dialog window and pass settings."""