diff --git a/sample.xo-install.cfg b/sample.xo-install.cfg
index 9ca3cb6..d11acd8 100644
--- a/sample.xo-install.cfg
+++ b/sample.xo-install.cfg
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ PLUGINS="all"
 # Note that if nodejs is updated when script's update feature is used, it might not be possible to use rollback option anymore without manually downgrading nodejs version to previous one
 AUTOUPDATE="true"
 
+# enable/disable OS check. Installation refuses to run on any other than supported OS versions if this is enabled. Can be disabled for experimental purposes.
+OS_CHECK="true"
+
+# enable/disable architecture check. Installation refuses to run on any other than x86_64 if enabled. Can be disabled for experimental purposes.
+ARCH_CHECK="true"
+
 # Define the number of previous installations you want to keep. Needs to be at least 1
 PRESERVE="3"
 
diff --git a/xo-install.sh b/xo-install.sh
index 43baa4c..8905c7b 100755
--- a/xo-install.sh
+++ b/xo-install.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ XOUSER=${XOUSER:-"root"}
 CONFIGPATH="$(getent passwd $XOUSER | cut -d: -f6)"
 PLUGINS="${PLUGINS:-"none"}"
 REPOSITORY="${REPOSITORY:-"https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra"}"
+OS_CHECK="${OS_CHECK:-"true"}"
+ARCH_CHECK="${ARCH_CHECK:-"true"}"
 
 # set variables not changeable in configfile
 TIME=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)
@@ -114,7 +116,7 @@ function ErrorHandling {
 	exit 1
 }
 
-function InstallDependenciesCentOS {
+function InstallDependenciesRPM {
 
 	set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ function InstallDependenciesCentOS {
 
 }
 
-function InstallDependenciesDebian {
+function InstallDependenciesDeb {
 
 	set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -307,7 +309,7 @@ function UpdateNodeYarn {
 
 	if [[ $AUTOUPDATE == "true" ]]; then
 
-		if [ $OSNAME == "CentOS" ]; then
+		if [ $PKG_FORMAT == "rpm" ]; then
 			echo
 			printinfo "Checking current node.js version"
 			NODEV=$(node -v 2>/dev/null| grep -Eo '[0-9.]+' | cut -d'.' -f1)
@@ -809,12 +811,12 @@ function HandleArgs {
 	fi
 
 	if [[ $INSTALLARG -gt 0 ]]; then
-		if [ $OSNAME == "CentOS" ]; then
-			InstallDependenciesCentOS
+		if [ $PKG_FORMAT == "rpm" ]; then
+			InstallDependenciesRPM
 			InstallXO
 			exit
 		else
-			InstallDependenciesDebian
+			InstallDependenciesDeb
 			InstallXO
 			exit
 		fi
@@ -874,14 +876,26 @@ function RollBackInstallation {
 
 function CheckOS {
 
-	if [[ $(uname -m) != "x86_64" ]]; then
-		printfail "Installation supports only x86_64. You seem to be running architecture: $(uname -m)"
-		exit 1
+	if [[ "$(which yum)" ]]; then
+		PKG_FORMAT="rpm"
+	fi
+
+	if [[ "$(which apt-get)" ]]; then
+		PKG_FORMAT="deb"
+	fi 
+
+	if [[ "$OS_CHECK" != "true" ]]; then
+		return 0
 	fi
 
 	OSVERSION=$(grep ^VERSION_ID /etc/os-release | cut -d'=' -f2 | grep -Eo "[0-9]{1,2}" | head -1)
 	OSNAME=$(grep ^NAME /etc/os-release | cut -d'=' -f2 | sed 's/"//g' | awk '{print $1}')
 
+	if [[ ! $OSNAME =~ ^(Debian|Ubuntu|CentOS)$ ]]; then
+		printfail "Only Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS supported"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+
 	if [[ $OSNAME == "CentOS" ]] && [[ ! $OSVERSION != "8" ]]; then
 		printfail "Only CentOS 8 supported"
 		exit 1
@@ -903,11 +917,18 @@ function CheckOS {
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	if [[ ! $OSNAME =~ ^(Debian|Ubuntu|CentOS)$ ]]; then
-		printfail "Only Ubuntu/Debian/CentOS supported"
-		exit 1
+}
+
+function CheckArch {
+
+	if [[ "$ARCH_CHECK" != "true" ]]; then
+		return 0
 	fi
 
+	if [[ $(uname -m) != "x86_64" ]]; then
+		printfail "Installation supports only x86_64. You seem to be running architecture: $(uname -m)"
+		exit 1
+	fi
 }
 
 function CheckSystemd {
@@ -1038,16 +1059,17 @@ read -p ": " option
 						esac
 			fi
 
-			if [ $OSNAME == "CentOS" ]; then
+			if [ $PKG_FORMAT == "rpm" ]; then
 				TASK="Installation"
 				INTERACTIVE="true"
-				InstallDependenciesCentOS
+				InstallDependenciesRPM
 				InstallXO
 				exit 0
-			else
+			fi
+			if [ $PKG_FORMAT == "deb" ]; then
 				TASK="Installation"
 				INTERACTIVE="true"
-				InstallDependenciesDebian
+				InstallDependenciesDeb
 				InstallXO
 				exit 0
 			fi
@@ -1076,6 +1098,7 @@ esac
 }
 
 CheckUser
+CheckArch
 CheckOS
 CheckSystemd
 CheckCertificate