diff --git a/action_script.go b/action_script.go
index 333a224..2122e3e 100644
--- a/action_script.go
+++ b/action_script.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 type ActorScript struct {
-	Command []string `json:"command" yaml:"command"`
+	Command             []string `json:"command" yaml:"command"`
+	SkipCooldownOnError bool     `json:"skip_cooldown_on_error" yaml:"skip_cooldown_on_error"`
 }
 
 func (a ActorScript) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eventData plugins.FieldCollection) (preventCooldown bool, err error) {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (a ActorScript) Execute(c *irc.Client, m *irc.Message, r *plugins.Rule, eve
 	cmd.Stdout = stdout
 
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "running command")
+		return a.SkipCooldownOnError, errors.Wrap(err, "running command")
 	}
 
 	if stdout.Len() == 0 {
diff --git a/wiki/Home.md b/wiki/Home.md
index 8ce20cc..085bd45 100644
--- a/wiki/Home.md
+++ b/wiki/Home.md
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ rules: # See below for examples
 
     # Command to execute for the chat message, must return an JSON encoded array of actions
     - command: [/bin/bash, -c, "echo '[{\"respond\": \"Text\"}]'"]
+      skip_cooldown_on_error: true  # Boolean, optional, if set to true a non-zero exit-code
+                                    # will prevent the cooldown to be started for the rule
 
     # Modify an internal counter value (does NOT send a chat line)
     - counter: "counterid" # String to identify the counter, applies templating