diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/GradleContractsDownloader.groovy b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/GradleContractsDownloader.groovy
index 8ee920a0e3..d86e08d335 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/GradleContractsDownloader.groovy
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/cloud/contract/verifier/plugin/GradleContractsDownloader.groovy
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class GradleContractsDownloader {
 	}
 
 	private boolean shouldDownloadContracts(ContractVerifierExtension extension) {
-		return StringUtils.hasText(extension.contractsRepositoryUrl) &&
+		return (StringUtils.hasText(extension.contractsRepositoryUrl) || extension.contractsWorkOffline) &&
 				(StringUtils.hasText(extension.contractDependency.artifactId) ||
 						StringUtils.hasText(extension.contractDependency.stringNotation))
 	}