diff --git a/cli/docs/flags.go b/cli/docs/flags.go
index bf9643e7..08bc62f9 100644
--- a/cli/docs/flags.go
+++ b/cli/docs/flags.go
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ const (
 	RequirementsFile             = "requirements-file"
 	WorkingDirs                  = "working-dirs"
 	OutputDir                    = "output-dir"
+	SkipAutoInstall              = "skip-auto-install"
 
 	// Unique curation flags
 	CurationOutput = "curation-format"
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ var commandFlags = map[string][]string{
 		url, user, password, accessToken, ServerId, InsecureTls, Project, Watches, RepoPath, Licenses, OutputFormat, ExcludeTestDeps,
 		useWrapperAudit, DepType, RequirementsFile, Fail, ExtendedTable, WorkingDirs, ExclusionsAudit, Mvn, Gradle, Npm,
 		Pnpm, Yarn, Go, Nuget, Pip, Pipenv, Poetry, MinSeverity, FixableOnly, ThirdPartyContextualAnalysis, Threads,
-		Sca, Iac, Sast, Secrets, WithoutCA, ScanVuln, SecretValidation, OutputDir,
+		Sca, Iac, Sast, Secrets, WithoutCA, ScanVuln, SecretValidation, OutputDir, SkipAutoInstall,
 	},
 	CurationAudit: {
 		CurationOutput, WorkingDirs, Threads, RequirementsFile,
@@ -229,8 +230,9 @@ var flagsMap = map[string]components.Flag{
 		"Set to false if you wish to not use the gradle or maven wrapper.",
 		components.WithBoolDefaultValue(true),
 	),
-	WorkingDirs: components.NewStringFlag(WorkingDirs, "A comma-separated list of relative working directories, to determine audit targets locations."),
-	OutputDir:   components.NewStringFlag(OutputDir, "Target directory to save partial results to.", components.SetHiddenStrFlag()),
+	WorkingDirs:     components.NewStringFlag(WorkingDirs, "A comma-separated list of relative working directories, to determine audit targets locations."),
+	OutputDir:       components.NewStringFlag(OutputDir, "Target directory to save partial results to.", components.SetHiddenStrFlag()),
+	SkipAutoInstall: components.NewBoolFlag(SkipAutoInstall, "Set to true to skip auto-install of dependencies in un-built modules. Currently supported for Yarn and NPM only."),
 	ExclusionsAudit: components.NewStringFlag(
 		Exclusions,
 		"List of exclusions separated by semicolons, utilized to skip sub-projects from undergoing an audit. These exclusions may incorporate the * and ? wildcards.",
diff --git a/cli/scancommands.go b/cli/scancommands.go
index fcd620e3..a84747cd 100644
--- a/cli/scancommands.go
+++ b/cli/scancommands.go
@@ -477,7 +477,8 @@ func CreateAuditCmd(c *components.Context) (*audit.AuditCommand, error) {
 		SetMinSeverityFilter(minSeverity).
 		SetFixableOnly(c.GetBoolFlagValue(flags.FixableOnly)).
 		SetThirdPartyApplicabilityScan(c.GetBoolFlagValue(flags.ThirdPartyContextualAnalysis)).
-		SetScansResultsOutputDir(scansOutputDir)
+		SetScansResultsOutputDir(scansOutputDir).
+		SetSkipAutoInstall(c.GetBoolFlagValue(flags.SkipAutoInstall))
 
 	if c.GetStringFlagValue(flags.Watches) != "" {
 		auditCmd.SetWatches(splitByCommaAndTrim(c.GetStringFlagValue(flags.Watches)))