diff --git a/binr/r2pm/r2pm b/binr/r2pm/r2pm
index aefb2e73c5..50e4857144 100755
--- a/binr/r2pm/r2pm
+++ b/binr/r2pm/r2pm
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ upgradeOutdated() {
 }
 
 r2pm_update() {
+	[ "${R2PM_OFFLINE}" != 0 ] && return
 	[ -z "$R2PM_DBDIR" ] && R2PM_DBDIR="${R2PM_USRDIR}/db"
 	mkdir -p "${R2PM_GITDIR}"
 	mkdir -p "${HOME}/.config"
diff --git a/man/r2pm.1 b/man/r2pm.1
index 089a12ddd8..624dd9719b 100644
--- a/man/r2pm.1
+++ b/man/r2pm.1
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ Install a test package (don't git pull on $R2PM_GITDIR/yara3)
 .Pp
   $ R2PM_GITSKIP=1 r2pm install yara3
 .Pp
+Avoid init/update calls (don't git pull on $R2PM_DBDIR)
+.Pp
+ $ R2PM_OFFLINE=1 r2pm -i yara
+.Pp
 Uninstall a package
 .Pp
   $ r2pm uninstall yara3