diff --git a/configuration.json.example b/configuration.json.example
index 5354d1f..3f079b2 100644
--- a/configuration.json.example
+++ b/configuration.json.example
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "backupDestinationBasePath": "tank",
   "backupConfigurationDestinationPath": "tank/configs",
   "backupDestinationPrivateKeyPath": "/opt/backup_id_rsa",
+  "disableHostKeyChecking":true,
   "transferStrategy":"mbuffer",
   "snapshotIdentifier":"smartcopy",
   "mBufferLocalPath":"/opt/smartcopy/bin/mbuffer",
diff --git a/lib/endpoint.js b/lib/endpoint.js
index 29beea4..5eef573 100644
--- a/lib/endpoint.js
+++ b/lib/endpoint.js
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ Endpoint.prototype.sshCmd = function(){
     cmdParts.push('-i');
     cmdParts.push(this.privateKeyPath);
   }
+  if ( config.disableHostKeyChecking === true){
+    cmdParts.push(
+      '-o',
+      'UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null',
+      '-o',
+      'StrictHostKeyChecking=no'
+    );
+  }
   var destination = '';
   if ( this.username != null ){
     destination += this.username + "@";