diff --git a/chat/server.js b/chat/server.js
index 4544776..5d1f974 100644
--- a/chat/server.js
+++ b/chat/server.js
@@ -5357,6 +5357,10 @@ function verifyOpencodeCli(cliCommand) {
 }
 
 function verifyOpencodeSetup(cliCommand) {
+  if (!OPENCODE_REQUIRE_REPO) {
+    log('OpenCode verification skipped (OPENCODE_REQUIRE_REPO=false)');
+    return;
+  }
   if (opencodeVerificationCache.checked) {
     if (opencodeVerificationCache.error) throw opencodeVerificationCache.error;
     return;