diff --git a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
index bbf01c92..622c9409 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/cli/ScriptShellBaseClass.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import static java.util.Arrays.*;
 import static java.util.Collections.*;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.*;
 import static net.filebot.Logging.*;
+import static net.filebot.Settings.*;
 import static net.filebot.media.XattrMetaInfo.*;
 import static net.filebot.util.FileUtilities.*;
 
@@ -128,6 +129,14 @@ public abstract class ScriptShellBaseClass extends Script {
 		return getShell().runScript(input, parameters);
 	}
 
+	public boolean checkLicense() {
+		try {
+			return LICENSE.check() != null;
+		} catch (Throwable e) {
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	public Object tryQuietly(Closure<?> c) {
 		try {
 			return c.call();