diff --git a/make/projects-dir.mk b/make/projects-dir.mk
index dffb70c5..552e95a7 100644
--- a/make/projects-dir.mk
+++ b/make/projects-dir.mk
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ EXCLUDES_FILES               = $(wildcard exclude-$(shell $(GET_OS_SH) name 2>/d
 ifneq ($(EXCLUDES_FILES),)
   EXCLUDE_FROM_BUILD        += $(shell sed 's/\#.*//g' $(EXCLUDES_FILES))
 endif
+OFFLINE_PROJECTS            ?= $(EXCLUDE_FROM_BUILD)
 
 TEXT_FILES_CACHE            ?= text-files.txt
 
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ else
   export PGIT_CLONE_FROM_USER = $(JANWARE_USER)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(OFFLINE_PROJECTS),)
+  export PGIT_IGNORE          = $(OFFLINE_PROJECTS)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(EXCLUDE_FROM_BUILD),)
   PROJECTS_PY_EXTRA_BUILD_OPTS += --exclude "$(EXCLUDE_FROM_BUILD)"
 endif
diff --git a/scripts/pgit.sh b/scripts/pgit.sh
index 933ad564..94a4b6f2 100644
--- a/scripts/pgit.sh
+++ b/scripts/pgit.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ clone()
 	local toref=${refspec[2]}
 	local login=$JANWARE_USER
 	local projects="$PGIT_CLONE_PROJECTS"
+	local ignore="$PGIT_IGNORE"
 	[ "$login" ] || login=`whoami`
 	[ "$fromuser" ] || fromuser=`whoami`
 	[ "$fromref" ] || fromref=master
@@ -124,6 +125,9 @@ clone()
 	n_projects=`echo $projects | wc -w`
 	if [ "$PGIT_KEEP_GOING" != y ]; then set -e; fi
 	for p in $projects; do
+		if echo $ignore | grep -q "\b$p\b"; then
+			continue
+		fi
 		cur=`expr $cur + 1`
 		local pullurl=ssh://$login@git.janware.com/srv/git/$fromuser/proj/$p
 		local pushurl=ssh://$login@git.janware.com/srv/git/$login/proj/$p