diff --git a/__tests__/config.test.ts b/__tests__/config.test.ts
index 5d25d0d..c46446f 100644
--- a/__tests__/config.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/config.test.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,14 @@ test('it parses the vulnerability-check input', async () => {
   expect(options.vulnerability_check).toEqual(true)
 })
 
+test('it is not impossible to disable both checks', async () => {
+  setInput('license-check', 'false')
+  setInput('vulnerability-check', 'false')
+  expect(() => {
+    readConfig()
+  }).toThrow("Can't disable both license-check and vulnerability-check")
+})
+
 describe('licenses that are not valid SPDX licenses', () => {
   beforeAll(() => {
     jest.spyOn(Utils, 'isSPDXValid').mockReturnValue(false)
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 780738a..908b86d 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ export function readInlineConfig(): ConfigurationOptions {
     .boolean()
     .default(true)
     .parse(getOptionalBoolean('vulnerability-check'))
+  if (license_check === false && vulnerability_check === false) {
+    throw new Error("Can't disable both license-check and vulnerability-check")
+  }
 
   const base_ref = getOptionalInput('base-ref')
   const head_ref = getOptionalInput('head-ref')