diff --git a/common/build.gradle b/common/build.gradle
index 4a670fd..aa76eea 100644
--- a/common/build.gradle
+++ b/common/build.gradle
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ tasks.register("runViaProxy", JavaExec) {
     mainClass = "net.raphimc.viaproxy.ViaProxy"
     classpath = viaProxyConfiguration
     workingDir = file("run")
+    jvmArgs = ["-DskipUpdateCheck"]
 
     doFirst {
         def jarsDir = file("$workingDir/jars")
@@ -42,4 +43,4 @@ tasks.register("runViaProxy", JavaExec) {
         file("$workingDir/jars/${project.name}.jar").delete()
         file("$workingDir/logs").deleteDir()
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}