diff --git a/src-vue/src/plugins/store.ts b/src-vue/src/plugins/store.ts
index 6c382e0c9..1950babba 100644
--- a/src-vue/src/plugins/store.ts
+++ b/src-vue/src/plugins/store.ts
@@ -173,11 +173,7 @@ export const store = createStore<FlightCoreStore>({
                 }
             }
         },
-        async launchGame(state: any, no_checks = false) {
-            const launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = {
-                launch_via_steam: false,
-                bypass_checks: no_checks,
-            };
+        async launchGame(state: any, launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = { launch_via_steam: false, bypass_checks: false}) {
 
             if (launch_options.bypass_checks) {
                 await invoke("launch_northstar", { gameInstall: state.game_install, launchOptions: launch_options })
@@ -246,11 +242,7 @@ export const store = createStore<FlightCoreStore>({
                     break;
             }
         },
-        async launchGameSteam(state: any, no_checks = false) {
-            const launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = {
-                launch_via_steam: true,
-                bypass_checks: false,
-            };
+        async launchGameSteam(state: any, launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = { launch_via_steam: true, bypass_checks: false}) {
             await invoke("launch_northstar", { gameInstall: state.game_install, launchOptions: launch_options })
                 .then((message) => {
                     showNotification('Success');
diff --git a/src-vue/src/views/DeveloperView.vue b/src-vue/src/views/DeveloperView.vue
index 975ec0777..d44eb6fb2 100644
--- a/src-vue/src/views/DeveloperView.vue
+++ b/src-vue/src/views/DeveloperView.vue
@@ -35,14 +35,15 @@
 
             <h3>Testing:</h3>
 
-            <el-button type="primary" @click="launchGameWithoutChecks">
-                Launch Northstar (bypass all checks)
-            </el-button>
+            <el-checkbox v-model="launchNorthstarBypassChecks" label="Bypass all checks" />
+            <el-checkbox v-model="launchNorthstarViaSteam" label="Launch via Steam" />
 
-            <el-button type="primary" @click="launchGameViaSteam">
-                Launch Northstar via Steam
+            <el-button type="primary" @click="launchNorthstarWithOptions">
+                Launch Northstar with options
             </el-button>
 
+            <br />
+
             <el-button type="primary" @click="installLauncherGitMain">
                 Install launcher from main branch
             </el-button>
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from "vue";
 import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api";
+import { NorthstarLaunchOptions } from "../../../src-tauri/bindings/NorthstarLaunchOptions";
 import { TagWrapper } from "../../../src-tauri/bindings/TagWrapper";
 import { NorthstarThunderstoreReleaseWrapper } from "../../../src-tauri/bindings/NorthstarThunderstoreReleaseWrapper";
 import PullRequestsSelector from "../components/PullRequestsSelector.vue";
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
             discord_release_announcement_text: "",
             first_tag: { label: '', value: { name: '' } },
             second_tag: { label: '', value: { name: '' } },
+            launchNorthstarBypassChecks: true,
+            launchNorthstarViaSteam: false,
             ns_release_tags: [] as TagWrapper[],
             ns_versions: [] as NorthstarThunderstoreReleaseWrapper[],
             selected_ns_version: { label: '', value: { package: '', version: '' } } as NorthstarThunderstoreReleaseWrapper,
@@ -219,11 +223,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
                     console.error(error);
                 });
         },
+        async launchNorthstarWithOptions() {
+            let launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = { bypass_checks: this.launchNorthstarBypassChecks, launch_via_steam: this.launchNorthstarViaSteam };
+            this.$store.commit('launchGame', launch_options);
+        },
+        // todo, remove the two below
         async launchGameWithoutChecks() {
-            this.$store.commit('launchGame', true);
+            let launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = { bypass_checks: true, launch_via_steam: false };
+            this.$store.commit('launchGame', launch_options);
         },
         async launchGameViaSteam() {
-            this.$store.commit('launchGameSteam', true);
+            let launch_options: NorthstarLaunchOptions = { bypass_checks: false, launch_via_steam: true };
+            this.$store.commit('launchGameSteam', launch_options);
         },
         async getInstalledMods() {
             await invoke("get_installed_mods_and_properties", { gameInstall: this.$store.state.game_install }).then((message) => {