diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 7aea9cf7..ea8ffd24 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	SourceDir               string      `mapstructure:"source_dir"`
 	SourceDirLocal          string      `mapstructure:"source_dir_local"`
 	Rc                      string      `mapstructure:"rc,omitempty"`
-	SkipOutput              []string    `mapstructure:"skip_output,omitempty"`
+	SkipOutput              interface{} `mapstructure:"skip_output,omitempty"`
 	Extends                 []string    `mapstructure:"extends,omitempty"`
 	NoTTY                   bool        `mapstructure:"no_tty,omitempty"`
 	AssertLefthookInstalled bool        `mapstructure:"assert_lefthook_installed,omitempty"`
diff --git a/internal/lefthook/run.go b/internal/lefthook/run.go
index 0fec2287..a48f2876 100644
--- a/internal/lefthook/run.go
+++ b/internal/lefthook/run.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"slices"
-	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/evilmartians/lefthook/internal/config"
@@ -61,6 +60,7 @@ func (l *Lefthook) Run(hookName string, args RunArgs, gitArgs []string) error {
 
 		return err
 	}
+
 	if err = cfg.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -73,14 +73,10 @@ func (l *Lefthook) Run(hookName string, args RunArgs, gitArgs []string) error {
 		log.SetLevel(log.WarnLevel)
 	}
 
-	if tags := os.Getenv(envSkipOutput); tags != "" {
-		cfg.SkipOutput = append(cfg.SkipOutput, strings.Split(tags, ",")...)
-	}
+	tags := os.Getenv(envSkipOutput)
 
 	var logSettings log.SkipSettings
-	for _, skipOption := range cfg.SkipOutput {
-		(&logSettings).ApplySetting(skipOption)
-	}
+	(&logSettings).ApplySkipSettings(tags, cfg.SkipOutput)
 
 	if !logSettings.SkipMeta() {
 		log.Box(
diff --git a/internal/log/skip_settings.go b/internal/log/skip_settings.go
index cf3527ea..ac3bcc88 100644
--- a/internal/log/skip_settings.go
+++ b/internal/log/skip_settings.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package log
 
+import "strings"
+
 const (
 	skipMeta = 1 << iota
 	skipSuccess
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ const (
 	skipExecutionOutput
 	skipExecutionInfo
 	skipEmptySummary
+	skipAll = (1 << iota) - 1
 )
 
 type SkipSettings int16
@@ -37,6 +40,29 @@ func (s *SkipSettings) ApplySetting(setting string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *SkipSettings) ApplySkipSettings(tags string, skipOutput interface{}) {
+	switch typedSkipOutput := skipOutput.(type) {
+	case bool:
+		s.SkipAll(typedSkipOutput)
+	case []string:
+		if tags != "" {
+			typedSkipOutput = append(typedSkipOutput, strings.Split(tags, ",")...)
+		}
+		for _, skipOption := range typedSkipOutput {
+			s.ApplySetting(skipOption)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *SkipSettings) SkipAll(val bool) {
+	if val == true {
+		*s = skipAll &^ skipFailure
+	} else {
+		*s = 0
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (s SkipSettings) SkipSuccess() bool {
 	return s.doSkip(skipSuccess)
 }