diff --git a/include/zapierwrapper.js b/include/zapierwrapper.js
index 096c46a..ebcee1e 100644
--- a/include/zapierwrapper.js
+++ b/include/zapierwrapper.js
@@ -2,4 +2,10 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const zapier = require('zapier-platform-core');
 const appPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'index.js');
-module.exports = {handler: zapier.createAppHandler(appPath)};
+let opts;
+try {
+  opts = require(appPath).flags;
+} catch (error) {
+  // nothing to see here
+}
+module.exports = { handler: zapier.createAppHandler(appPath, opts) };
diff --git a/index.d.ts b/index.d.ts
index c0f0d6a..5b9dbc4 100644
--- a/index.d.ts
+++ b/index.d.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export const tools: { env: { inject: (filename?: string) => void } };
 // see: https://github.com/zapier/zapier-platform-cli/issues/339#issue-336888249
 export const createAppTester: (
   appRaw: object,
-  customStoreKey?: string
+  options?: { customStoreKey?: string }
 ) => <T extends any, B extends Bundle>(
   func: (z: ZObject, bundle: B) => Promise<T>,
   bundle?: Partial<B> // partial so we don't have to make a full bundle in tests
diff --git a/src/tools/create-app-tester.js b/src/tools/create-app-tester.js
index 034a12f..03a2396 100644
--- a/src/tools/create-app-tester.js
+++ b/src/tools/create-app-tester.js
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ const promisifyHandler = handler => {
 };
 
 // A shorthand compatible wrapper for testing.
-const createAppTester = (appRaw, customStoreKey) => {
-  const handler = createLambdaHandler(appRaw);
+const createAppTester = (appRaw, { customStoreKey } = {}) => {
+  const opts = appRaw.flags;
+  const handler = createLambdaHandler(appRaw, opts);
   const createHandlerPromise = promisifyHandler(handler);
 
   const randomSeed = genId();
diff --git a/src/tools/create-lambda-handler.js b/src/tools/create-lambda-handler.js
index d1618d7..96ef92c 100644
--- a/src/tools/create-lambda-handler.js
+++ b/src/tools/create-lambda-handler.js
@@ -130,11 +130,13 @@ const loadApp = (event, rpc, appRawOrPath) => {
   });
 };
 
-const createLambdaHandler = appRawOrPath => {
+const createLambdaHandler = (appRawOrPath, { skipHttpPatch } = {}) => {
   const handler = (event, context, callback) => {
     // Adds logging for _all_ kinds of http(s) requests, no matter the library
-    const httpPatch = createHttpPatch(event);
-    httpPatch(require('http')); // 'https' uses 'http' under the hood
+    if (!skipHttpPatch) {
+      const httpPatch = createHttpPatch(event);
+      httpPatch(require('http')); // 'https' uses 'http' under the hood
+    }
 
     // Wait for all async events to complete before callback returns.
     // This is not strictly necessary since this is the default now when
diff --git a/test/tools/http-patch.js b/test/tools/http-patch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..665a380
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tools/http-patch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const should = require('should');
+
+const createAppTester = require('../../src/tools/create-app-tester');
+const appDefinition = require('../userapp');
+
+describe.skip('create-lambda-handler', () => {
+  // this block is skipped because there's no way to un-modify 'http' once we've done it
+  // I've verified that the bottom test works in isolation, but doesn't when it's part of the larger suite
+  describe('http patch', () => {
+    it('should patch by default', async () => {
+      const appTester = createAppTester(appDefinition);
+      await appTester(appDefinition.resources.list.list.operation.perform);
+      const http = require('http'); // core modules are never cached
+      should(http.patchedByZapier).eql(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should be ablet opt out of patch', async () => {
+      const appTester = createAppTester({
+        ...appDefinition,
+        flags: { skipHttpPatch: true }
+      });
+      await appTester(appDefinition.resources.list.list.operation.perform);
+      const http = require('http'); // core modules are never cached
+      should(http.patchedByZapier).eql(undefined);
+    });
+  });
+});