--- a/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/source-license-checker.gradle.kts	Wed Oct 16 09:27:59 2019 -0700
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/kotlin/source-license-checker.gradle.kts	Sun Oct 20 14:29:22 2019 -0700
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
 
 /**
  * You need to define a License header file in "$rootDir/config/license/header.txt"
+ * Define the following property to enable check of license headers
+ *    - CHECK_LICENSE_HEADERS : true or false. default is false
  */
 
-configureSourceLicenseChecker()
+val checkLicenseHeadersString = findProperty("CHECK_LICENSE_HEADERS") as String?
+val checkLicenseHeader =  checkLicenseHeadersString?.toBoolean() ?: false
+
+if (checkLicenseHeader) {
+    configureSourceLicenseChecker()
+}