diff --git a/src/gam/__init__.py b/src/gam/__init__.py
index dbcf5722..05c909a4 100755
--- a/src/gam/__init__.py
+++ b/src/gam/__init__.py
@@ -521,6 +521,7 @@ def SetGlobalVariables():
                       'allcache.txt',
                       filePresentValue=False,
                       fileAbsentValue=True)
+    _getOldSignalFile(GC_NO_SHORT_URLS, 'noshorturls.txt')
     _getOldSignalFile(GC_NO_UPDATE_CHECK, 'noupdatecheck.txt')
     # Assign directories first
     for itemName in GC_VAR_INFO:
diff --git a/src/gam/utils.py b/src/gam/utils.py
index bdf19839..0fb2a834 100644
--- a/src/gam/utils.py
+++ b/src/gam/utils.py
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ URL_SHORTENER_ENDPOINT = 'https://gam-shortn.appspot.com/create'
 
 
 def shorten_url(long_url, httpc=None):
+    if GC_Defaults[GC_NO_SHORT_URLS]:
+        return long_url
     if not httpc:
         httpc = transport.create_http(timeout=10)
     headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'User-Agent': GAM_INFO}
diff --git a/src/gam/var.py b/src/gam/var.py
index 80ec9113..edbf2f13 100644
--- a/src/gam/var.py
+++ b/src/gam/var.py
@@ -1140,6 +1140,8 @@ GC_NO_BROWSER = 'no_browser'
 GC_OAUTH_BROWSER = 'oauth_browser'
 # Disable GAM API caching
 GC_NO_CACHE = 'no_cache'
+# Disable Short URLs
+GC_NO_SHORT_URLS = 'no_short_urls'
 # Disable GAM update check
 GC_NO_UPDATE_CHECK = 'no_update_check'
 # Number of threads for gam batch
@@ -1185,6 +1187,7 @@ GC_Defaults = {
     GC_DRIVE_DIR: '',
     GC_NO_BROWSER: False,
     GC_NO_CACHE: False,
+    GC_NO_SHORT_URLS: False,
     GC_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: False,
     GC_NUM_THREADS: 25,
     GC_OAUTH_BROWSER: False,
@@ -1264,6 +1267,9 @@ GC_VAR_INFO = {
     GC_NO_CACHE: {
         GC_VAR_TYPE: GC_TYPE_BOOLEAN
     },
+    GC_NO_SHORT_URLS: {
+        GC_VAR_TYPE: GC_TYPE_BOOLEAN
+    },
     GC_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: {
         GC_VAR_TYPE: GC_TYPE_BOOLEAN
     },