diff --git a/ci/scripts/github/common.sh b/ci/scripts/github/common.sh
index c712ae9e75..704903f0ff 100644
--- a/ci/scripts/github/common.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/github/common.sh
@@ -97,8 +97,12 @@ function update_conda_env() {
 
     rapids-logger "Checking for updates to conda env"
 
-    # Update the packages
-    rapids-mamba-retry env update -n morpheus --prune -q --file ${ENV_YAML}
+    if [[ "${SKIP_CONDA_ENV_UPDATE}" == "" ]]; then
+        rapids-logger "Checking for updates to conda env"
+        # Update the packages
+        rapids-mamba-retry env update -n morpheus --prune -q --file ${ENV_YAML}
+    fi
+
 
     # Finally, reactivate
     conda activate morpheus
diff --git a/ci/scripts/run_ci_local.sh b/ci/scripts/run_ci_local.sh
index 48a67dfe1b..fcf7f769d3 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/run_ci_local.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/run_ci_local.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ ENV_LIST="${ENV_LIST} --env GIT_BRANCH=${GIT_BRANCH}"
 ENV_LIST="${ENV_LIST} --env GIT_COMMIT=${GIT_COMMIT}"
 ENV_LIST="${ENV_LIST} --env PARALLEL_LEVEL=$(nproc)"
 ENV_LIST="${ENV_LIST} --env CUDA_VER=${CUDA_VER}"
+ENV_LIST="${ENV_LIST} --env SKIP_CONDA_ENV_UPDATE=${SKIP_CONDA_ENV_UPDATE}"
 
 mkdir -p ${LOCAL_CI_TMP}
 cp ${MORPHEUS_ROOT}/ci/scripts/bootstrap_local_ci.sh ${LOCAL_CI_TMP}