diff --git a/worlds/LauncherComponents.py b/worlds/LauncherComponents.py
index 19be413708..e0d981c6a3 100644
--- a/worlds/LauncherComponents.py
+++ b/worlds/LauncherComponents.py
@@ -269,8 +269,9 @@ if not is_frozen():
         from Launcher import open_folder
 
         import argparse
-        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser("Build script for APWorlds")
-        parser.add_argument("worlds", type=str, default=(), nargs="*", help="Names of APWorlds to build.")
+        parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(prog="Build APWorlds", description="Build script for APWorlds")
+        parser.add_argument("worlds", type=str, default=(), nargs="*", help="names of APWorlds to build")
+        parser.add_argument("--skip_open_folder", action="store_true", help="don't open the output build folder")
         args = parser.parse_args(launch_args)
 
         if args.worlds:
@@ -320,7 +321,9 @@ if not is_frozen():
                     zf.write(pathlib.Path(world_directory, file), pathlib.Path(file_name, file))
 
                 zf.writestr(apworld.manifest_path, json.dumps(manifest))
-        open_folder(apworlds_folder)
+
+        if not args.skip_open_folder:
+            open_folder(apworlds_folder)
 
     components.append(Component("Build APWorlds", func=_build_apworlds, cli=True,
                                 description="Build APWorlds from loose-file world folders."))