diff --git a/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift b/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift
index 6e1efe9..edf6bb9 100644
--- a/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift
+++ b/GoldWars/GoldWars/Scenes/MenuScene.swift
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ class MenuScene: SKScene {
                                  text: "Start Game",
                                  position: CGPoint(x: midX, y: midY),
                                  onButtonPress: {
+                                    if CommandLine.arguments.contains("--no-matchmaking") {
+                                        self.loadScene(scene: GameScene(size: self.size))
+                                    } else {
                                     MatchmakingHelper.sharedInstance.presentMatchmaker(scene: self)
+                                    }
                                  }))
         entityManager.add(Button(name: "settingsButton",
                                  iconName: "",