diff --git a/bootstrap.el b/bootstrap.el
index defeb99..b5e50a7 100644
--- a/bootstrap.el
+++ b/bootstrap.el
@@ -131,12 +131,13 @@
                                    :local-repo "elpa"
                                    :build nil)))
 
-(straight-use-recipes
- '(nongnu-elpa :type git
-               :repo "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emacs/nongnu.git"
-               :depth (full single-branch)
-               :local-repo "nongnu-elpa"
-               :build nil))
+(when (boundp 'straight-recepies-nongnu-elpa-url)
+      (straight-use-recipes
+       '(nongnu-elpa :type git
+                     :repo ,straight-recipes-nongnu-elpa-url
+                     :depth (full single-branch)
+                     :local-repo "nongnu-elpa"
+                     :build nil)))
 
 (straight-use-recipes '(el-get :type git :host github
                                :repo "dimitri/el-get"
diff --git a/straight.el b/straight.el
index 81ef345..5e95308 100644
--- a/straight.el
+++ b/straight.el
@@ -3405,6 +3405,11 @@ Otherwise, return nil."
 
 ;;;;;; NonGNU ELPA
 
+(defcustom straight-recipes-nongnu-elpa-url
+  "https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emacs/nongnu.git"
+  "URL of the Git repository for the NONGNU ELPA package repository."
+  :type 'string)
+
 (defun straight-recipes-nongnu-elpa--translate (recipe)
   "Translate RECIPE into straight.el-style recipe."
   (when recipe