diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4919e462e..24f641c7d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ message(STATUS "Setting up database(s) for testing - done")
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 include(CTest)
+option(MIDAS_RUN_SECURITY_CHECKS  "Run security checks?" ON)
 option(MIDAS_RUN_STYLE_TESTS "Run PHP style tests?" ON)
 option(MIDAS_RUN_TESTS_WITH_COVERAGE "Run tests with coverage?" OFF)
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 92912eb96..79505ef21 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -112,13 +112,17 @@ endfunction()
 
 add_midas_style_test(StyleTests ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests)
 
-add_test(NAME SecurityCheck COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/bin/security-checker --no-interaction --quiet security:check WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+if(MIDAS_RUN_SECURITY_CHECKS)
+    add_test(NAME SecurityCheck COMMAND ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/vendor/bin/security-checker --no-interaction security:check WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+endif()
 
-add_test(UTF8Encoding ${PHP} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/UTF8Tools.php --src ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
-set_tests_properties(
-    UTF8Encoding PROPERTIES
-    FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "ERROR;WARNING"
-)
+if(MIDAS_RUN_STYLE_TESTS)
+    add_test(UTF8Encoding ${PHP} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tests/UTF8Tools.php --src ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR})
+    set_tests_properties(
+        UTF8Encoding PROPERTIES
+        FAIL_REGULAR_EXPRESSION "ERROR;WARNING"
+    )
+endif()
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
     add_midas_test(KWUtils KWUtilsTest.php)