diff --git a/scripts/update_plugin_modules.sh b/scripts/update_plugin_modules.sh
index cbd1b12058..885796f26b 100755
--- a/scripts/update_plugin_modules.sh
+++ b/scripts/update_plugin_modules.sh
@@ -14,20 +14,23 @@ git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/vault
 
 for plugin in $(grep github.com/hashicorp/vault-plugin- vault/go.mod | cut -f 2 | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | cut -d '/' -f 3)
 do
-	echo "Fetching $plugin..."
-	git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/$plugin
-	cd $plugin
-	rm -rf vendor
-	go get github.com/hashicorp/vault/api@master
-	go mod tidy
-	go mod vendor
-	git add .
-	git commit --allow-empty -m "Updating vault dep"
-	if [ ! -z $PUSH_COMMITS ]
+	if [ -z $SKIP_MODULE_UPDATING ]
 	then
-		git push
+		echo "Fetching $plugin..."
+		git clone https://github.com/hashicorp/$plugin
+		cd $plugin
+		rm -rf vendor
+		go get github.com/hashicorp/vault/api@master
+		go mod tidy
+		go mod vendor
+		git add .
+		git commit --allow-empty -m "Updating vault dep"
+		if [ ! -z $PUSH_COMMITS ]
+		then
+			git push
+		fi
+		cd ..
 	fi
-	cd ..
 	cd vault
 	go get github.com/hashicorp/$plugin@master
 	cd ..