diff --git a/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh b/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh
index 96c356672..6b4acb4dd 100755
--- a/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/data/Dockerfiles/clamd/bootstrap.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ trap "kill 0" SIGINT
 touch /var/log/clamav/clamd.log /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log
 chown -R clamav:clamav /var/log/clamav/
 
+if [[ "${SKIP_CLAMD}" =~ ^([yY][eE][sS]|[yY])+$ ]]; then
+	echo "SKIP_CLAMD=y, skipping ClamAV..."
+	exit 0
+fi
+
 freshclam -d &
 clamd &