diff --git a/webpack.main.ts b/webpack.main.ts
index a35a60f25d..f0bc38b72b 100755
--- a/webpack.main.ts
+++ b/webpack.main.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export default function (): webpack.Configuration {
     },
     plugins: [
       new ProgressBarPlugin(),
-      new ForkTsCheckerPlugin(),
+      process.env.LENS_DEV_DISABLE_TS_CHECKER === "true" ? undefined : new ForkTsCheckerPlugin(),
     ].filter(Boolean)
   };
 }
diff --git a/webpack.renderer.ts b/webpack.renderer.ts
index 88f7203bf7..13bcc6135c 100755
--- a/webpack.renderer.ts
+++ b/webpack.renderer.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ export function webpackLensRenderer({ showVars = true } = {}): webpack.Configura
 
     plugins: [
       new ProgressBarPlugin(),
-      new ForkTsCheckerPlugin(),
+      process.env.LENS_DEV_DISABLE_TS_CHECKER === "true" ? undefined : new ForkTsCheckerPlugin(),
 
       // todo: fix remain warnings about circular dependencies
       // new CircularDependencyPlugin({