diff --git a/console.go b/console.go
index 6a47cd4..2b8af09 100644
--- a/console.go
+++ b/console.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (c *Console) Start() {
 
 	if settingsObj.CheckForMissingUpdates {
 		fmt.Printf("\nChecking for missing updates\n")
-		c.processMissingUpdates(localDB, titlesDB)
+		c.processMissingUpdates(localDB, titlesDB, settingsObj)
 	}
 
 	if settingsObj.CheckForMissingDLC {
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ func (c *Console) processIssues(localDB *db.LocalSwitchFilesDB) {
 	t.Render()
 }
 
-func (c *Console) processMissingUpdates(localDB *db.LocalSwitchFilesDB, titlesDB *db.SwitchTitlesDB) {
-	incompleteTitles := process.ScanForMissingUpdates(localDB.TitlesMap, titlesDB.TitlesMap)
+func (c *Console) processMissingUpdates(localDB *db.LocalSwitchFilesDB, titlesDB *db.SwitchTitlesDB, settingsObj *settings.AppSettings) {
+	incompleteTitles := process.ScanForMissingUpdates(localDB.TitlesMap, titlesDB.TitlesMap, settingsObj.IgnoreDLCUpdates)
 	if len(incompleteTitles) != 0 {
 		fmt.Print("\nFound available updates:\n\n")
 	} else {
diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index 7033a0a..45a9662 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ func (g *GUI) getMissingDLC() string {
 }
 
 func (g *GUI) getMissingUpdates() string {
-	missingUpdates := process.ScanForMissingUpdates(g.state.localDB.TitlesMap, g.state.switchDB.TitlesMap)
+	settingsObj := settings.ReadSettings(g.baseFolder)
+	missingUpdates := process.ScanForMissingUpdates(g.state.localDB.TitlesMap, g.state.switchDB.TitlesMap, settingsObj.IgnoreDLCUpdates)
 	values := make([]process.IncompleteTitle, len(missingUpdates))
 	i := 0
 	for _, missingUpdate := range missingUpdates {
diff --git a/process/incompleteTitleProcessor.go b/process/incompleteTitleProcessor.go
index 9d23cc4..21965ad 100644
--- a/process/incompleteTitleProcessor.go
+++ b/process/incompleteTitleProcessor.go
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ package process
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+
 	"github.com/giwty/switch-library-manager/db"
 	"github.com/giwty/switch-library-manager/switchfs"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
-	"sort"
-	"strconv"
 )
 
 type IncompleteTitle struct {
@@ -19,14 +20,14 @@ type IncompleteTitle struct {
 }
 
 func ScanForMissingUpdates(localDB map[string]*db.SwitchGameFiles,
-	switchDB map[string]*db.SwitchTitle) map[string]IncompleteTitle {
+	switchDB map[string]*db.SwitchTitle, ignoreDLCupdates bool) map[string]IncompleteTitle {
 
 	result := map[string]IncompleteTitle{}
 
 	//iterate over local files, and compare to remote versions
 	for idPrefix, switchFile := range localDB {
 
-		if switchFile.BaseExist == false {
+		if !switchFile.BaseExist {
 			zap.S().Infof("missing base for game %v", idPrefix)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ func ScanForMissingUpdates(localDB map[string]*db.SwitchGameFiles,
 		}
 
 		switchTitle := IncompleteTitle{Attributes: switchDB[idPrefix].Attributes, Meta: switchFile.File.Metadata}
+
 		//sort the available local versions
 		localVersions := make([]int, len(switchFile.Updates))
 		i := 0
@@ -73,32 +75,34 @@ func ScanForMissingUpdates(localDB map[string]*db.SwitchGameFiles,
 		}
 
 		//process dlc
-		for k, availableDlc := range switchDB[idPrefix].Dlc {
+		if !ignoreDLCupdates {
+			for k, availableDlc := range switchDB[idPrefix].Dlc {
 
-			if localDlc, ok := switchFile.Dlc[k]; ok {
-				latestDlcVersion, err := availableDlc.Version.Int64()
-				if err != nil {
-					continue
-				}
+				if localDlc, ok := switchFile.Dlc[k]; ok {
+					latestDlcVersion, err := availableDlc.Version.Int64()
+					if err != nil {
+						continue
+					}
 
-				if localDlc.Metadata == nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				if localDlc.Metadata.Version < int(latestDlcVersion) {
-					updateDate := "-"
-					if availableDlc.ReleaseDate != 0 {
-						updateDate = strconv.Itoa(availableDlc.ReleaseDate)
-						if len(updateDate) > 7 {
-							updateDate = updateDate[0:4] + "-" + updateDate[4:6] + "-" + updateDate[6:]
-						}
+					if localDlc.Metadata == nil {
+						continue
 					}
+					if localDlc.Metadata.Version < int(latestDlcVersion) {
+						updateDate := "-"
+						if availableDlc.ReleaseDate != 0 {
+							updateDate = strconv.Itoa(availableDlc.ReleaseDate)
+							if len(updateDate) > 7 {
+								updateDate = updateDate[0:4] + "-" + updateDate[4:6] + "-" + updateDate[6:]
+							}
+						}
 
-					result[availableDlc.Id] = IncompleteTitle{
-						Attributes:       availableDlc,
-						LatestUpdate:     int(latestDlcVersion),
-						LocalUpdate:      localDlc.Metadata.Version,
-						LatestUpdateDate: updateDate,
-						Meta:             localDlc.Metadata}
+						result[availableDlc.Id] = IncompleteTitle{
+							Attributes:       availableDlc,
+							LatestUpdate:     int(latestDlcVersion),
+							LocalUpdate:      localDlc.Metadata.Version,
+							LatestUpdateDate: updateDate,
+							Meta:             localDlc.Metadata}
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -114,7 +118,7 @@ func ScanForMissingDLC(localDB map[string]*db.SwitchGameFiles,
 	//iterate over local files, and compare to remote versions
 	for idPrefix, switchFile := range localDB {
 
-		if switchFile.BaseExist == false {
+		if !switchFile.BaseExist {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -148,7 +152,7 @@ func ScanForBrokenFiles(localDB map[string]*db.SwitchGameFiles) []db.SwitchFileI
 	//iterate over local files, and compare to remote versions
 	for _, switchFile := range localDB {
 
-		if switchFile.BaseExist == false {
+		if !switchFile.BaseExist {
 			for _, f := range switchFile.Dlc {
 				result = append(result, f)
 			}
diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index 97109fc..023c78c 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type AppSettings struct {
 	OrganizeOptions        OrganizeOptions `json:"organize_options"`
 	ScanRecursively        bool            `json:"scan_recursively"`
 	GuiPagingSize          int             `json:"gui_page_size"`
+	IgnoreDLCUpdates       bool            `json:"ignore_dlc_updates"`
 	IgnoreDLCTitleIds      []string        `json:"ignore_dlc_title_ids"`
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ func saveDefaultSettings(baseFolder string) *AppSettings {
 		Folder:                 "",
 		ScanFolders:            []string{},
 		IgnoreDLCTitleIds:      []string{},
+		IgnoreDLCUpdates:       false,
 		GUI:                    true,
 		GuiPagingSize:          100,
 		CheckForMissingUpdates: true,