diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 4b1cbbd9d9c41ead7338987c917376a5b7b139fb..12bfd97f0233eb33d4a900ee91e74e943f72ee08 100644
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ var argv = require('optimist')
   .describe('s', 'Custom meta schema path to validate schemas')
   .alias('x', 'schema-out')
   .describe('x', 'output JSON Schema files including description and validated examples in the _new folder at output directory')
+  .alias('n', 'no-readme')
+  .describe('n', 'Do not generate a README.md file in the output directory')
   .check(function(args) {
     if (!fs.existsSync(args.input)) {
       throw 'Input file "' + args.input + '" does not exist!';
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ var schemaPath = path.resolve(argv.d);
 var outDir = path.resolve(argv.o);
 var schemaDir = argv.x ? path.resolve(argv.x) : outDir;
 var target = fs.statSync(schemaPath);
+const readme = argv.n !== true;
 
 if (argv.s){
   ajv.addMetaSchema(require(path.resolve(argv.s)));
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@ if (target.isDirectory()) {
       return Promise.reduce(files, readSchemaFile, schemaPathMap)
         .then(schemaMap => {
           logger.info('finished reading all *.schema.json files in %s, beginning processing….', schemaPath);
-          return Schema.process(schemaMap, schemaPath, outDir, schemaDir, metaElements);
+          return Schema.process(schemaMap, schemaPath, outDir, schemaDir, metaElements, readme);
         })
         .then(() => {
           logger.info('Processing complete.');
diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index 56d7e6c90b6cd3bb14394819821678bc83afda15..c329ab64adca3127b21c84e5422787b892c1aa91 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -390,8 +390,9 @@ Schema.setSchemaPathMap=function(schemaMap){
  * @param {string} docDir - where documentation will be generated
  * @param {string} schemaDir - where schemas will be generated, if null, `docDir` will be used
  * @param {map} metaElements - a map of additional YAML frontmatter to be added to the generated Markdown
+ * @param {boolean} readme - generate a README.md directory listing
  */
-Schema.process = function(schemaMap, schemaPath, docDir, schemaDir, metaElements) {
+Schema.process = function(schemaMap, schemaPath, docDir, schemaDir, metaElements, readme) {
   schemaDir = schemaDir ? schemaDir : docDir;
   smap=schemaMap;
   let keys = Object.keys(schemaMap);
@@ -423,9 +424,13 @@ Schema.process = function(schemaMap, schemaPath, docDir, schemaDir, metaElements
           schemaWriter(schemaMap[schemaKey].filePath, object.wSchema, schemaPath, schemaDir) ]);
       });
   }).then(result => {
-    console.log('Output processed. Trying to make a README.md now');
-    const markdowns = result.map(r => { return r[0];});
-    return readmeWriter(markdowns, schemaMap, docDir, schemaPath);
+    if (readme) {
+      console.log('Output processed. Trying to make a README.md now');
+      const markdowns = result.map(r => { return r[0];});
+      return readmeWriter(markdowns, schemaMap, docDir, schemaPath);
+    } else {
+      console.log('Output processed.');
+    }
   });
 
 };