diff --git a/playwright.go b/playwright.go
index be19dce..b0992e8 100644
--- a/playwright.go
+++ b/playwright.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ type PlayWrightBrowserOptions struct {
 	// DontLaunchOnConnectFailure will, if set, not launch the browser if the connection to the PlayWright server,
 	// and return an error if the connection fails.
 	DontLaunchOnConnectFailure bool
+
+	// UseLocalOnly will, if set, not connect to the PlayWright server, and instead use the local PlayWright server.
+	UseLocalOnly bool
 }
 
 func cookieToPlaywrightOptionalCookie(cookie Cookie) playwright.OptionalCookie {
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ func NewPlayWrightBrowser(opts ...PlayWrightBrowserOptions) (Browser, error) {
 		if o.PlayWrightServerAddress != "" {
 			opt.PlayWrightServerAddress = o.PlayWrightServerAddress
 		}
+		if o.DontLaunchOnConnectFailure {
+			opt.DontLaunchOnConnectFailure = true
+		}
 		opt.ShowBrowser = o.ShowBrowser
 	}
 
@@ -165,7 +171,7 @@ func NewPlayWrightBrowser(opts ...PlayWrightBrowserOptions) (Browser, error) {
 	var browser playwright.Browser
 
 	var launch = true
-	if opt.PlayWrightServerAddress != "" {
+	if opt.PlayWrightServerAddress != "" && !opt.UseLocalOnly {
 		launch = false
 		slog.Info("connecting to playwright server", "address", opt.PlayWrightServerAddress)
 		var timeout float64 = 30000