diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml
index 69cd7d108da..41f72c5a84d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           time python scripts/invoke.py \
             --no-patchmatch \
+            --no-nsfw_checker \
             --model ${{ matrix.stable-diffusion-model }} \
             --from_file ${{ env.TEST_PROMPTS }} \
             --root="${{ env.INVOKEAI_ROOT }}" \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-invoke-pip.yml b/.github/workflows/test-invoke-pip.yml
index 5d6a447021b..3866a4c32c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-invoke-pip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-invoke-pip.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           time ${{ env.pythonLocation }}/bin/python scripts/invoke.py \
             --no-patchmatch \
+            --no-nsfw_checker \
             --model ${{ matrix.stable-diffusion-model }} \
             --from_file ${{ env.TEST_PROMPTS }} \
             --root="${{ env.INVOKEAI_ROOT }}" \
diff --git a/ldm/invoke/args.py b/ldm/invoke/args.py
index be2eb98a5e0..9fd6d730ef0 100644
--- a/ldm/invoke/args.py
+++ b/ldm/invoke/args.py
@@ -463,9 +463,12 @@ def _create_arg_parser(self):
             default='auto',
         )
         model_group.add_argument(
+            '--nsfw_checker'
             '--safety_checker',
-            action='store_true',
-            help='Check for and blur potentially NSFW images',
+            action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
+            dest='safety_checker',
+            default=False,
+            help='Check for and blur potentially NSFW images.',
         )
         model_group.add_argument(
             '--patchmatch',