diff --git a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt
index fb650662..b56ea509 100644
--- a/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt
+++ b/modules/kobalt-plugin-api/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/misc/GithubApi2.kt
@@ -110,11 +110,13 @@ class GithubApi2 @Inject constructor(
         return Observable.just(UploadAssetResponse(tagName, tagName))
     }
 
+    var isDev: Boolean = false
+
     val latestKobaltVersion: Future<String>
         get() {
             val callable = Callable<String> {
                 var result = Kobalt.version
-                if (Duration.ofMinutes(10L) >
+                if (! isDev && Duration.ofMinutes(10L) >
                         Duration.between(VersionCheckTimestampFile.timestamp, Instant.now())) {
                     kobaltLog(2, "Skipping GitHub latest release check, too soon.")
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
index 2d55cac6..c83b51cb 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/beust/kobalt/Main.kt
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ private class Main @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         var result = 1
+
+        github.isDev = args.dev
         val latestVersionFuture = github.latestKobaltVersion
 
         try {