diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php
index 6aac468075..c473d9cdbf 100644
--- a/lib/common.php
+++ b/lib/common.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ define('FOREIGN_NOTICE_SEND_REPLY', 4);
 define('FOREIGN_FRIEND_SEND', 1);
 define('FOREIGN_FRIEND_RECV', 2);
 
+if ( $_REQUEST['p'] == 'check-fancy') {  exit; } //exit with 200 response, if this is checking fancy from the installer
+
 define_syslog_variables();
 
 # append our extlib dir as the last-resort place to find libs