diff --git a/scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr b/scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr
index 813e4ce4..a11b472e 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr
+++ b/scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr
@@ -4,11 +4,22 @@ require "digest/sha1"
 require "option_parser"
 require "colorize"
 
+# Hacky solution to get separated arguments when called from invidious.cr
+if ARGV.size == 1
+  parser_args = [] of String
+  ARGV[0].split(",") { |str| parser_args << str.strip }
+else
+  parser_args = ARGV
+end
+
 # Taken from https://crystal-lang.org/api/1.1.1/OptionParser.html
 minified = false
-OptionParser.parse do |parser|
+skip_checksum = false
+
+OptionParser.parse(parser_args) do |parser|
   parser.banner = "Usage: Fetch VideoJS dependencies [arguments]"
   parser.on("-m", "--minified", "Use minified versions of VideoJS dependencies (performance and bandwidth benefit)") { minified = true }
+  parser.on("--skip-checksum", "Skips the checksum validation of downloaded files") { skip_checksum = true }
 
   parser.on("-h", "--help", "Show this help") do
     puts parser
@@ -89,7 +100,7 @@ dependencies_to_install.each do |dep|
       File.write("#{download_path}/package.tgz", data)
 
       # https://github.com/iv-org/invidious/pull/2397#issuecomment-922375908
-      if `sha1sum #{download_path}/package.tgz`.split(" ")[0] != required_dependencies[dep]["shasum"]
+      if !skip_checksum && `sha1sum #{download_path}/package.tgz`.split(" ")[0] != required_dependencies[dep]["shasum"]
         raise Exception.new("Checksum for '#{dep}' failed")
       end
     end
diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index c8cac80e..a8c2a85b 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -144,12 +144,25 @@ Invidious::Database.check_integrity(CONFIG)
   # Running the script by itself would show some colorful feedback while this doesn't.
   # Perhaps we should just move the script to runtime in order to get that feedback?
 
-  {% puts "\nChecking player dependencies, this may take more than 20 minutes... If it is stuck, check your internet connection.\n" %}
-  {% if flag?(:minified_player_dependencies) %}
-    {% puts run("../scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr", "--minified").stringify %}
-  {% else %}
-    {% puts run("../scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr").stringify %}
+  {% fetch_script_arguments = [] of StringLiteral %}
+
+  {%
+    potential_arguments = {
+      {:minified_player_dependencies, "--minified"},
+      {:skip_player_dependencies_checksum, "--skip-checksum"},
+    }
+  %}
+
+  {% for potential_argument in potential_arguments %}
+    {% flag_, script_argument = potential_argument %}
+
+    {% if flag?(flag_) %}
+      {% fetch_script_arguments << script_argument.id %}
+    {% end %}
   {% end %}
+
+  {% puts "\nChecking player dependencies, this may take more than 20 minutes... If it is stuck, check your internet connection.\n" %}
+  {% puts run("../scripts/fetch-player-dependencies.cr", fetch_script_arguments.splat).stringify %}
   {% puts "\nDone checking player dependencies, now compiling Invidious...\n" %}
 {% end %}