diff --git a/pre-commit-staged-check.sh b/pre-commit-staged-check.sh
index a6b2760..2e90285 100755
--- a/pre-commit-staged-check.sh
+++ b/pre-commit-staged-check.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 
+if test -n "$SKIP_GIT_HOOK_STAGED_CHECK"
+then
+		exit
+fi
+
+
 case $GIT_INDEX_FILE in
 		*.lock)
 				if GIT_INDEX_FILE=${GIT_INDEX_FILE%.lock} git status --porcelain | grep '^M'
@@ -8,6 +14,7 @@ case $GIT_INDEX_FILE in
 						echo "Error: Found both staged and unstaged changes when trying to commit with 'git commit -a'."
 						echo "Do two seperate commits with, 'git commit -m ...' and 'git commit -a -m ...'"
 						echo "Or 'git reset .' and then 'git commit -a -m ...' for a single commit"
+						echo "SKIP_GIT_HOOK_STAGED_CHECK=yes or --no-verify to skip check"
 						exit 1
 				fi
 				;;