diff --git a/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh b/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
index 4c8fda389b..5abe89ae63 100755
--- a/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
+++ b/lgsm/functions/check_permissions.sh
@@ -227,7 +227,12 @@ fn_sys_perm_error_process(){
 
 ## Run checks.
 if [ "$(whoami)" != "root" ]; then
-	fn_check_ownership
+	if [ "${skipownershipcheck}" != "on" ]; then
+		fn_check_ownership
+	else
+		fn_print_warn_nl "Skipped permission check"
+		fn_script_log_warn "Skipped permission check"
+	fi
 	fn_check_permissions
 	if [ "${commandname}" == "START" ]; then
 		fn_sys_perm_error_process