diff --git a/conf.d/fish_command_timer.fish b/conf.d/fish_command_timer.fish
index f37617e..f7f712f 100644
--- a/conf.d/fish_command_timer.fish
+++ b/conf.d/fish_command_timer.fish
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ if not set -q fish_command_timer_status_enabled
   set fish_command_timer_status_enabled 0
 end
 
+if not set -q fish_command_timer_export_only_string
+  set fish_command_timer_export_only_string 0
+end
+
 # The color of the output.
 #
 # This should be a color string accepted by fish's set_color command, as
@@ -281,6 +285,11 @@ function fish_command_timer_postexec -e fish_postexec
     set status_str_colored "$status_str"
   end
 
+  if [ $fish_command_timer_export_only_string -ne 0 ] 
+    set -g fish_command_timer_string "$status_str_colored $timing_str_colored"
+    return
+  end
+
   # Combine status string and timing string.
   set -l output_length (math $timing_str_length + $status_str_length + 1)