diff --git a/init b/init
index 92918a5..c1ced50 100755
--- a/init
+++ b/init
@@ -19,26 +19,29 @@ if [ "${role}" = "app" -a -e artisan ]; then
 		exec /bin/bash
 	fi
 
-	# Make sure our permissions are appropraite
-	find ${php} -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;
-	find ${php} -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;
-	chown -R lamp:www-data ${php}
-	chown -R www-data:www-data ${php}/storage ${php}/bootstrap ${php}/composer.*
-	[ -e ${php}/vendor ] && chown -R www-data:www-data ${php}/vendor
+	if [ "${env}" != "dev" -a -z "${SKIP_PERM}" ]; then
+		echo "* Setting Permissions..."
+		# Make sure our permissions are appropraite
+		find ${php} -type f -exec chmod 640 {} \;
+		find ${php} -type d -exec chmod 750 {} \;
+		chown -R lamp:www-data ${php}
+		chown -R www-data:www-data ${php}/storage ${php}/bootstrap ${php}/composer.*
+		[ -e ${php}/vendor ] && chown -R www-data:www-data ${php}/vendor
+	fi
 
 	if [ "${env}" != "local" -a -r "artisan" ]; then
 		# See if we need to refresh our dependancies
 		if [[ -r composer.lock && ( -e .composer.refresh || ! -d vendor ) ]]; then
 			rm -f ${php}/bootstrap/cache/*.php
-			chown -R www-data:www-data ${composer}
+			[ "${env}" != "dev" -a -z "${SKIP_PERM}" ] && chown -R www-data:www-data ${composer}
 			[ ! -d ${php}/vendor ] && mkdir -m 750 ${php}/vendor && chown www-data:www-data ${php}/vendor
 			if [ "${env}" != "dev" ]; then
 				NODEV="--no-dev"
 			fi
 
-			chmod g+w ${php}
+			[ "${env}" != "dev" -a -z "${SKIP_PERM}" ] && chmod g+w ${php}
 			su www-data -s /bin/sh -c "composer install --optimize-autoloader ${NODEV}" && ( test -e .composer.refresh && rm -f .composer.refresh )
-			chmod g-w ${php}
+			[ "${env}" != "dev" -a -z "${SKIP_PERM}" ] && chmod g-w ${php}
 		fi
 
 		if [ -r .migrate ]; then