diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-launcher.sh b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-launcher.sh
index 47937f95..6ab61df6 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-launcher.sh
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Installer/assets/unix-launcher.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")" || exit $?
 
 # change to true to skip opening a terminal
 # This isn't recommended since you won't see errors, warnings, and update alerts.
-SKIP_TERMINAL=false
+SKIP_TERMINAL=${SKIP_TERMINAL:=false}
 
 
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