diff --git a/src/imagej/__init__.py b/src/imagej/__init__.py
index 8fc174bf..cc5614eb 100644
--- a/src/imagej/__init__.py
+++ b/src/imagej/__init__.py
@@ -1125,6 +1125,7 @@ def init(
     ij_dir_or_version_or_endpoint=None,
     mode: Union[Mode, str] = Mode.HEADLESS,
     add_legacy=True,
+    override=False,
     headless=None,
 ):
     """Initialize an ImageJ2 environment.
@@ -1183,6 +1184,13 @@ def init(
         the JVM and Python will both terminate when ImageJ closes!
         For further details, see: https://imagej.net/libs/imagej-legacy
 
+    :param override:
+
+        Whether or not to override initialization blocks. If True,
+        unsupported/application breaking behavior, such as interactive mode on
+        macOS, will be possible. If False, initialization blocks preventing
+        unsupported/application breaking behavior are active.
+
     :param headless:
 
         Deprecated. Please use the mode parameter instead.
@@ -1205,7 +1213,7 @@ def init(
 
     macos = sys.platform == "darwin"
 
-    if macos and mode == Mode.INTERACTIVE and _is_main_thread():
+    if macos and mode == Mode.INTERACTIVE and not override:
         raise EnvironmentError("Sorry, the interactive mode is not available on macOS.")
 
     if not sj.jvm_started():
@@ -1517,14 +1525,6 @@ def _includes_imagej_legacy(items: list):
     return any(item.startswith("net.imagej:imagej-legacy") for item in items)
 
 
-def _is_main_thread():
-    """Detect if on main thread running on the main thread.
-
-    :return: Boolean indicating if the current thread is the main thread.
-    """
-    return threading.current_thread() == threading.main_thread()
-
-
 def _set_ij_env(ij_dir):
     """
     Create a list of required jars and add to the java classpath.