diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index 59751b08..11ef33b3 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ def make_parsers():
         action='store_true',
         help='Go through the motions, but do not actually write to any repositories',
     )
+    global_group.add_argument(
+        '-nm',
+        '--skip-monitoring',
+        dest='skip_monitoring',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Skip reporting any data to the configured monitoring services',
+    )
     global_group.add_argument(
         '-nc', '--no-color', dest='no_color', action='store_true', help='Disable colored output'
     )
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index 8dd1c618..a6f56925 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments):
     using_primary_action = {'create', 'prune', 'compact', 'check'}.intersection(arguments)
     monitoring_log_level = verbosity_to_log_level(global_arguments.monitoring_verbosity)
     action_name = next(iter(arguments))
+    skip_monitoring = global_arguments.skip_monitoring
+
+    # action_names = [action for action in arguments.keys() if action != 'global' and isinstance(action, str)]
+
+    # print (action_names)
+    # return
 
     try:
         local_borg_version = borg_version.local_borg_version(storage, local_path)
@@ -75,7 +81,7 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments):
         return
 
     try:
-        if using_primary_action:
+        if using_primary_action and not skip_monitoring:
             dispatch.call_hooks(
                 'initialize_monitor',
                 hooks,
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments):
                 monitoring_log_level,
                 global_arguments.dry_run,
             )
-        if using_primary_action:
+        if using_primary_action and not skip_monitoring:
             dispatch.call_hooks(
                 'ping_monitor',
                 hooks,
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments):
                 error_repository = repository_path
 
     try:
-        if using_primary_action:
+        if using_primary_action and not skip_monitoring:
             # send logs irrespective of error
             dispatch.call_hooks(
                 'ping_monitor',
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ def run_configuration(config_filename, config, arguments):
 
     if not encountered_error:
         try:
-            if using_primary_action:
+            if using_primary_action and not skip_monitoring:
                 dispatch.call_hooks(
                     'ping_monitor',
                     hooks,