diff --git a/include/amber/amber.h b/include/amber/amber.h
index 2b1447568..d7e1d2c65 100644
--- a/include/amber/amber.h
+++ b/include/amber/amber.h
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ class Amber {
   Amber();
   ~Amber();
 
-  /// Parse the given |data| into the |recipe|.
-  amber::Result Parse(const std::string& data, amber::Recipe* recipe);
+  /// Parse the given |data| into the |recipe|. Perform validation if
+  /// |validate| set to true.
+  amber::Result Parse(const std::string& data, amber::Recipe* recipe,
+                      const bool validate = true);
 
   /// Determines whether the engine supports all features required by the
   /// |recipe|. Modifies the |recipe| by applying some of the |opts| to the
diff --git a/src/amber.cc b/src/amber.cc
index 183ebacfb..44c2cb0ca 100644
--- a/src/amber.cc
+++ b/src/amber.cc
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ Amber::Amber() = default;
 
 Amber::~Amber() = default;
 
-amber::Result Amber::Parse(const std::string& input, amber::Recipe* recipe) {
+amber::Result Amber::Parse(const std::string& input,
+                           amber::Recipe* recipe,
+                           const bool validate) {
   if (!recipe)
     return Result("Recipe must be provided to Parse.");
 
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ amber::Result Amber::Parse(const std::string& input, amber::Recipe* recipe) {
   else
     parser = MakeUnique<vkscript::Parser>();
 
+  if (!validate)
+    parser->SkipValidationForTest();
+
   Result r = parser->Parse(input);
   if (!r.IsSuccess())
     return r;
diff --git a/src/amberscript/parser.cc b/src/amberscript/parser.cc
index d914b34c7..e2667d229 100644
--- a/src/amberscript/parser.cc
+++ b/src/amberscript/parser.cc
@@ -123,10 +123,12 @@ Result Parser::Parse(const std::string& data) {
 
   // Validate all the pipelines at the end. This allows us to verify the
   // framebuffer sizes are consistent over pipelines.
-  for (const auto& pipeline : script_->GetPipelines()) {
-    Result r = pipeline->Validate();
-    if (!r.IsSuccess())
-      return r;
+  if (!skip_validation_for_test_) {
+    for (const auto& pipeline : script_->GetPipelines()) {
+      Result r = pipeline->Validate();
+      if (!r.IsSuccess())
+        return r;
+    }
   }
 
   return {};
diff --git a/src/amberscript/parser.h b/src/amberscript/parser.h
index f5d7b46b7..24c2e9313 100644
--- a/src/amberscript/parser.h
+++ b/src/amberscript/parser.h
@@ -39,7 +39,12 @@ class Parser : public amber::Parser {
   // amber::Parser
   Result Parse(const std::string& data) override;
 
+  /// Disables validation after parse.
+  void SkipValidationForTest() { skip_validation_for_test_ = true; }
+
  private:
+  bool skip_validation_for_test_ = false;
+
   std::string make_error(const std::string& err);
   Result ToShaderType(const std::string& str, ShaderType* type);
   Result ToBufferType(const std::string& str, BufferType* type);
diff --git a/src/parser.h b/src/parser.h
index 20a17136a..cfc23e5d0 100644
--- a/src/parser.h
+++ b/src/parser.h
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ class Parser {
   /// completes correctly.
   virtual Result Parse(const std::string& data) = 0;
 
+  /// Disables validation after parse.
+  virtual void SkipValidationForTest() = 0;
+
   /// Retrieve the script which is generated by the parser.
   std::unique_ptr<Script> GetScript() { return std::move(script_); }
 
diff --git a/src/vkscript/parser.h b/src/vkscript/parser.h
index d05bdaabf..87ceba7ce 100644
--- a/src/vkscript/parser.h
+++ b/src/vkscript/parser.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class Parser : public amber::Parser {
   // amber::Parser
   Result Parse(const std::string& data) override;
 
+  /// Disables validation after parse.
   void SkipValidationForTest() { skip_validation_for_test_ = true; }
 
  private: