diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/update/verify.kt.as32 b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/update/verify.kt.as32
index 74cc2376ff7..7899e34573b 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/update/verify.kt.as32
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/idea/update/verify.kt.as32
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@
 package org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.update
 
 import com.intellij.ide.plugins.IdeaPluginDescriptor
+import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.idea.PluginUpdateStatus
 
 // Do an additional verification with PluginUpdateVerifier. Enabled only in AS 3.2+
 fun verify(updateStatus: PluginUpdateStatus.Update): PluginUpdateStatus {
+    @Suppress("InvalidBundleOrProperty")
+    val pluginVerifierEnabled = Registry.`is`("kotlin.plugin.update.verifier.enabled", true)
+    if (!pluginVerifierEnabled) {
+        return updateStatus
+    }
+
     val pluginDescriptor: IdeaPluginDescriptor = updateStatus.pluginDescriptor
     val pluginVerifiers = PluginUpdateVerifier.EP_NAME.extensions