diff --git a/src/asses/deport.go b/src/asses/deport.go
index 72c0514..5d6e1c6 100644
--- a/src/asses/deport.go
+++ b/src/asses/deport.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
@@ -13,6 +14,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func deport(ctx context.Context, p string) error {
+	if os.Getenv("NO_DEPORT") != "" {
+		log.Printf("would deport %s", p)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	assStreams, err := assStreams(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err