diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index bb2041b..6bd6838 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ PG.prototype.cancel = function(config, client, query) {
   cancellingClient.cancel(client, query);
 };
 
-module.exports = new PG(Client);
-
-//lazy require native module...the native module may not have installed
-module.exports.__defineGetter__("native", function() {
-  delete module.exports.native;
-  module.exports.native = new PG(require(__dirname + '/native'));
-  return module.exports.native;
-});
+if (process.env.hasOwnProperty('NODE_PG_FORCE_NATIVE')) {
+  module.exports = new PG(require(__dirname + '/native'));
+} else {
+  module.exports = new PG(Client);
 
+  //lazy require native module...the native module may not have installed
+  module.exports.__defineGetter__("native", function() {
+    delete module.exports.native;
+    module.exports.native = new PG(require(__dirname + '/native'));
+    return module.exports.native;
+  });
+}