diff --git a/src/grm/cmd.rs b/src/grm/cmd.rs
index 27a1c82..3145b7d 100644
--- a/src/grm/cmd.rs
+++ b/src/grm/cmd.rs
@@ -170,6 +170,17 @@ pub struct Config {
         help = "Path to the configuration file"
     )]
     pub config: String,
+
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        help = "Check out the default worktree after clone",
+        possible_values = &["true", "false"],
+        default_value = "true",
+        default_missing_value = "true",
+        min_values = 0,
+        max_values = 1,
+    )]
+    pub init_worktree: String,
 }
 
 pub type RemoteProvider = grm::provider::RemoteProvider;
@@ -224,6 +235,17 @@ pub struct SyncRemoteArgs {
 
     #[clap(long, help = "Base URL for the API")]
     pub api_url: Option<String>,
+
+    #[clap(
+        long,
+        help = "Check out the default worktree after clone",
+        possible_values = &["true", "false"],
+        default_value = "true",
+        default_missing_value = "true",
+        min_values = 0,
+        max_values = 1,
+    )]
+    pub init_worktree: String,
 }
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
diff --git a/src/grm/main.rs b/src/grm/main.rs
index 40a8652..3f202f0 100644
--- a/src/grm/main.rs
+++ b/src/grm/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() {
                             process::exit(1);
                         }
                     };
-                    match grm::sync_trees(config) {
+                    match grm::sync_trees(config, args.init_worktree == "true") {
                         Ok(success) => {
                             if !success {
                                 process::exit(1)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fn main() {
 
                             let config = config::Config::from_trees(trees);
 
-                            match grm::sync_trees(config) {
+                            match grm::sync_trees(config, args.init_worktree == "true") {
                                 Ok(success) => {
                                     if !success {
                                         process::exit(1)
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 95b0b77..fcda502 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ pub fn get_token_from_command(command: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
     Ok(token.to_string())
 }
 
-fn sync_repo(root_path: &Path, repo: &RepoConfig) -> Result<(), String> {
+fn sync_repo(root_path: &Path, repo: &RepoConfig, init_worktree: bool) -> Result<(), String> {
     let repo_path = root_path.join(&repo.name);
     let actual_git_directory = get_actual_git_directory(&repo_path, repo.worktree_setup);
 
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fn sync_repo(root_path: &Path, repo: &RepoConfig) -> Result<(), String> {
         }
     };
 
-    if repo.worktree_setup {
+    if repo.worktree_setup && init_worktree {
         match repo_handle.default_branch() {
             Ok(branch) => {
                 add_worktree(&repo_path, &branch.name()?, None, None, false)?;
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ pub fn find_unmanaged_repos(
     Ok(unmanaged_repos)
 }
 
-pub fn sync_trees(config: Config) -> Result<bool, String> {
+pub fn sync_trees(config: Config, init_worktree: bool) -> Result<bool, String> {
     let mut failures = false;
     for tree in config.trees()?.as_vec() {
         let repos = tree.repos.unwrap_or_default();
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ pub fn sync_trees(config: Config) -> Result<bool, String> {
         let root_path = expand_path(Path::new(&tree.root));
 
         for repo in &repos {
-            match sync_repo(&root_path, repo) {
+            match sync_repo(&root_path, repo, init_worktree) {
                 Ok(_) => print_repo_success(&repo.name, "OK"),
                 Err(error) => {
                     print_repo_error(&repo.name, &error);