diff --git a/nupm/install.nu b/nupm/install.nu
index 5e909db..29c7197 100644
--- a/nupm/install.nu
+++ b/nupm/install.nu
@@ -207,11 +207,6 @@ def fetch-package [
         throw-error $'No package matching version `($version)`'
     }
 
-    if $pkg.dirty {
-        throw-error ($'Content of package file `($pkg.path)'
-            + $'` does not match expected hash.')
-    }
-
     print $pkg
 
     if $pkg.type == 'git' {
diff --git a/nupm/search.nu b/nupm/search.nu
index 4da4ca5..9e32693 100644
--- a/nupm/search.nu
+++ b/nupm/search.nu
@@ -10,22 +10,18 @@ export def main [
     --pkg-version(-v): string  # Package version to install
     --exact-match(-e)  # Match package name exactly
 ]: nothing -> table {
-    search-package $package --registry $registry --exact-match=$exact_match
+    search-package $package --registry $registry --exact-match=$exact_match --skip-dirty-pkg
     | flatten
     | each {|row|
-        if $row.pkgs.dirty {
-            null
-        } else {
-            {
-                registry_name: $row.registry_name
-                registry_path: $row.registry_path
-                name: $row.pkgs.name
-                version: $row.pkgs.version
-                path: $row.pkgs.path
-                type: $row.pkgs.type
-                info: $row.pkgs.info
-            }
+        {
+            registry_name: $row.registry_name
+            registry_path: $row.registry_path
+            name: $row.pkgs.name
+            version: $row.pkgs.version
+            path: $row.pkgs.path
+            type: $row.pkgs.type
+            info: $row.pkgs.info
         }
     }
-    | compact | filter-by-version $pkg_version
+    | filter-by-version $pkg_version
 }
diff --git a/nupm/utils/registry.nu b/nupm/utils/registry.nu
index 7aed847..f9ac1c0 100644
--- a/nupm/utils/registry.nu
+++ b/nupm/utils/registry.nu
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ use misc.nu [check-cols url hash-file]
 export const REG_COLS = [ name path hash ]
 
 # Columns of a registry package file
-export const REG_PKG_COLS = [ name version path type info dirty ]
+export const REG_PKG_COLS = [ name version path type info ]
 
 # Search for a package in a registry
 export def search-package [
     package: string  # Name of the package
     --registry: string  # Which registry to use (name or path)
     --exact-match  # Searched package name must match exactly
+    --skip-dirty-pkg # Skip packages with failed hash checks
 ] -> table {
     let registries = if (not ($registry | is-empty)) and ($registry in $env.NUPM_REGISTRIES) {
         # If $registry is a valid column in $env.NUPM_REGISTRIES, use that
@@ -86,11 +87,19 @@ export def search-package [
 
                 let new_hash = $pkg_file_path | hash-file
 
-                # check package hash
                 let dirty = $new_hash != $row.hash
-
-                open $pkg_file_path | insert dirty $dirty
+                if $new_hash != $row.hash {
+                    if $skip_dirty_pkg {
+                        null
+                    } else {
+                        throw-error ($'Content of package file `($url_or_path)'
+                            + $' does not match expected hash `($row.hash)`.')
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    open $pkg_file_path | insert dirty $dirty
+                }
             }
+            | compact
             | flatten
 
             {