diff --git a/external/idevicerestore b/external/idevicerestore
index 65435ecb..5d39c302 160000
--- a/external/idevicerestore
+++ b/external/idevicerestore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 65435ecb53864e3c553c6574b7b38b3b16344212
+Subproject commit 5d39c3027dc6dfe2e8146f62dab5874ae64ede05
diff --git a/futurerestore/futurerestore.cpp b/futurerestore/futurerestore.cpp
index 27ac403b..da57363e 100644
--- a/futurerestore/futurerestore.cpp
+++ b/futurerestore/futurerestore.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ extern "C"{
 };
 
 #pragma mark futurerestore
-futurerestore::futurerestore(bool isUpdateInstall, bool isPwnDfu, bool noIBSS) : _isUpdateInstall(isUpdateInstall), _isPwnDfu(isPwnDfu), _noIBSS(noIBSS){
+futurerestore::futurerestore(bool isUpdateInstall, bool isPwnDfu, bool noIBSS, bool noRestore) : _isUpdateInstall(isUpdateInstall), _isPwnDfu(isPwnDfu), _noIBSS(noIBSS), _noRestore(noRestore){
     _client = idevicerestore_client_new();
     if (_client == NULL) throw std::string("could not create idevicerestore client\n");
     
@@ -924,6 +924,7 @@ void futurerestore::doRestore(const char *ipsw){
     plist_t build_identity = NULL;
 
     client->ipsw = strdup(ipsw);
+    if (_noRestore) client->flags |= FLAG_NO_RESTORE;
     if (!_isUpdateInstall) client->flags |= FLAG_ERASE;
     
     irecv_device_event_subscribe(&client->irecv_e_ctx, irecv_event_cb, client);
@@ -1339,8 +1340,9 @@ void futurerestore::doRestore(const char *ipsw){
     mutex_unlock(&client->device_event_mutex);
 
     info("About to restore device... \n");
-    int result = 0;
-    retassure(!(result = restore_device(client, build_identity, filesystem)), "ERROR: Unable to restore device\n");
+    int result = restore_device(client, build_identity, filesystem);
+    if (result == 2) return;
+    else retassure(!(result), "ERROR: Unable to restore device\n");
 }
 
 int futurerestore::doJustBoot(const char *ipsw, string bootargs){
diff --git a/futurerestore/futurerestore.hpp b/futurerestore/futurerestore.hpp
index 2db8ee83..48bb62ac 100644
--- a/futurerestore/futurerestore.hpp
+++ b/futurerestore/futurerestore.hpp
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class futurerestore {
     bool _isUpdateInstall = false;
     bool _isPwnDfu = false;
     bool _noIBSS = false;
+    bool _noRestore = false;
     
     char *_firmwareJson = NULL;
     jssytok_t *_firmwareTokens = NULL;;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class futurerestore {
     void enterPwnRecovery2(plist_t build_identity, std::string bootargs = "");
     
 public:
-    futurerestore(bool isUpdateInstall = false, bool isPwnDfu = false, bool noIBSS = false);
+    futurerestore(bool isUpdateInstall = false, bool isPwnDfu = false, bool noIBSS = false, bool noRestore = false);
     bool init();
     int getDeviceMode(bool reRequest);
     uint64_t getDeviceEcid();
diff --git a/futurerestore/main.cpp b/futurerestore/main.cpp
index 30eb47a2..e2683b30 100644
--- a/futurerestore/main.cpp
+++ b/futurerestore/main.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static struct option longopts[] = {
     { "debug",              no_argument,            NULL, 'd' },
     { "exit-recovery",      no_argument,            NULL, 'e' },
     { "latest-sep",         no_argument,            NULL, '0' },
+    { "no-restore",         no_argument,            NULL, 'z' },
     { "latest-baseband",    no_argument,            NULL, '1' },
     { "no-baseband",        no_argument,            NULL, '2' },
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBIPATCHER
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ static struct option longopts[] = {
 #define FLAG_NO_BASEBAND        1 << 4
 #define FLAG_IS_PWN_DFU         1 << 5
 #define FLAG_NO_IBSS            1 << 6
+#define FLAG_NO_RESTORE_FR      1 << 7
 
 void cmd_help(){
     printf("Usage: futurerestore [OPTIONS] iPSW\n");
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ void cmd_help(){
     printf("  -w, --wait\t\t\tKeep rebooting until ApNonce matches APTicket (ApNonce collision, unreliable)\n");
     printf("  -d, --debug\t\t\tShow all code, use to save a log for debug testing\n");
     printf("  -e, --exit-recovery\t\tExit recovery mode and quit\n");
+    printf("  -z, --no-restore\t\tDo not restore and end right before NOR data is sent\n");
     
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBIPATCHER
     printf("\nOptions for downgrading with Odysseus:\n");
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ int main_r(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
     int opt = 0;
     long flags = 0;
     bool exitRecovery = false;
+    bool noRestore = false;
     
     int isSepManifestSigned = 0;
     int isBasebandSigned = 0;
@@ -138,7 +142,7 @@ int main_r(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
         return -1;
     }
 
-    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, (char* const *)argv, "ht:b:p:s:m:wude0123", longopts, &optindex)) > 0) {
+    while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, (char* const *)argv, "ht:b:p:s:m:wudez0123", longopts, &optindex)) > 0) {
         switch (opt) {
             case 't': // long option: "apticket"; can be called as short option
                 apticketPaths.push_back(optarg);
@@ -185,6 +189,9 @@ int main_r(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
             case 'e': // long option: "exit-recovery"; can be called as short option
                 exitRecovery = true;
                 break;
+            case 'z': // long option: "no-restore"; can be called as short option
+                flags |= FLAG_NO_RESTORE_FR;
+                break;
             case 'd': // long option: "debug"; can be called as short option
                 idevicerestore_debug = 1;
                 break;
@@ -213,7 +220,7 @@ int main_r(int argc, const char * argv[]) {
         return -5;
     }
     
-    futurerestore client(flags & FLAG_UPDATE, flags & FLAG_IS_PWN_DFU, flags & FLAG_NO_IBSS);
+    futurerestore client(flags & FLAG_UPDATE, flags & FLAG_IS_PWN_DFU, flags & FLAG_NO_IBSS, flags & FLAG_NO_RESTORE_FR);
     retassure(client.init(),"can't init, no device found\n");
     
     printf("futurerestore init done\n");