diff --git a/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/CreateTeamDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/CreateTeamDialog.tsx
index 1d5f1bdc..e376daf9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/CreateTeamDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/CreateTeamDialog.tsx
@@ -1144,8 +1144,15 @@ export const CreateTeamDialog = ({
                         ? 'Warming up CLI environment...'
                         : 'Preparing environment...')}
                   </span>
-                  <p className="mt-0.5 text-[10px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)] opacity-70">
-                    Pre-flight check to catch errors before launch
+                  <p className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)] opacity-70">
+                    <span>Pre-flight check to catch errors before launch</span>
+                    <button
+                      type="button"
+                      onClick={() => setPrepareState('ready')}
+                      className="rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] transition-colors hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-raised)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]"
+                    >
+                      Skip
+                    </button>
                   </p>
                 </div>
               </div>
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/LaunchTeamDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/LaunchTeamDialog.tsx
index 470108c6..78ab5652 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/LaunchTeamDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/team/dialogs/LaunchTeamDialog.tsx
@@ -1146,8 +1146,15 @@ export const LaunchTeamDialog = (props: LaunchTeamDialogProps): React.JSX.Elemen
                           ? 'Warming up CLI environment...'
                           : 'Preparing environment...')}
                     </span>
-                    <p className="mt-0.5 text-[10px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)] opacity-70">
-                      Pre-flight check to catch errors before launch
+                    <p className="mt-0.5 flex items-center gap-1.5 text-[10px] text-[var(--color-text-muted)] opacity-70">
+                      <span>Pre-flight check to catch errors before launch</span>
+                      <button
+                        type="button"
+                        onClick={() => setPrepareState('ready')}
+                        className="rounded px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] transition-colors hover:bg-[var(--color-surface-raised)] hover:text-[var(--color-text-secondary)]"
+                      >
+                        Skip
+                      </button>
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 </div>