diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 87d56401..cad2a70e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ endif()
 target_include_directories(uvg266 PUBLIC src)
 target_include_directories(uvg266 PUBLIC src/extras)
 target_include_directories(uvg266 PUBLIC src/strategies)
-target_include_directories(uvg266 PUBLIC "G:/Local/sainio/Documents/libzmq/out/install/include")
 
 file(GLOB LIB_SOURCES_STRATEGIES_AVX2 RELATIVE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} "src/strategies/avx2/*.c")
 file(GLOB LIB_SOURCES_STRATEGIES_SSE41 RELATIVE ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} "src/strategies/sse41/*.c")
@@ -166,8 +165,6 @@ endif()
 
 add_executable(uvg266-bin ${CLI_SOURCES})
 
-target_link_libraries(uvg266-bin PUBLIC uvg266 "G:/Local/sainio/Documents/libzmq/out/install/lib/libzmq-mt-4_3_6.lib")
-
 set_target_properties(uvg266-bin PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME uvg266)
 set_target_properties(uvg266-bin PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_NAME uvg266)
 
diff --git a/src/cli.c b/src/cli.c
index 6e66f77e..e614f558 100644
--- a/src/cli.c
+++ b/src/cli.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ static const struct option long_options[] = {
   { "version",                  no_argument, NULL, 0 },
   { "help",                     no_argument, NULL, 0 },
   { "loop-input",               no_argument, NULL, 0 },
+  { "skip-input",               no_argument, NULL, 0 },
   { "mv-constraint",      required_argument, NULL, 0 },
   { "hash",               required_argument, NULL, 0 },
   {"cu-split-termination",required_argument, NULL, 0 },
@@ -339,6 +340,8 @@ cmdline_opts_t* cmdline_opts_parse(const uvg_api *const api, int argc, char *arg
       goto done;
     } else if (!strcmp(name, "loop-input")) {
       opts->loop_input = true;
+    } else if (!strcmp(name, "skip-input")) {
+      opts->skip_input = true;
     } else if (!api->config_parse(opts->config, name, optarg)) {
       fprintf(stderr, "invalid argument: %s=%s\n", name, optarg);
       ok = 0;
diff --git a/src/cli.h b/src/cli.h
index 73912bd1..7ef91854 100644
--- a/src/cli.h
+++ b/src/cli.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ typedef struct cmdline_opts_t {
   bool version;
   /** \brief Whether to loop input */
   bool loop_input;
+
+  bool skip_input;
 } cmdline_opts_t;
 
 cmdline_opts_t* cmdline_opts_parse(const uvg_api *api, int argc, char *argv[]);
diff --git a/src/encmain.c b/src/encmain.c
index 857e38e6..52455945 100644
--- a/src/encmain.c
+++ b/src/encmain.c
@@ -271,11 +271,20 @@ static void* input_read_thread(void* in_args)
     }
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
-    usleep(33000);
+    // usleep(33000);
 #else
     // Sleep(33);
 #endif
+    if (!args->opts->skip_input) {
+      uvg_sem_wait(args->available_input_slots);
+      args->img_in = frame_in;
+      args->retval = retval;
+      // Unlock main_thread_mutex to notify main thread that the new img_in
+      // and retval have been placed to args.
+      uvg_sem_post(args->filled_input_slots);
+      frame_in = NULL;
 
+    } else 
     // Wait until main thread is ready to receive the next frame.
     if (uvg_sem_trywait(args->available_input_slots) == 0) {
       args->img_in = frame_in;