diff --git a/contrib/pantalaimon.conf b/contrib/pantalaimon.conf
index 922d1be..9b08bda 100644
--- a/contrib/pantalaimon.conf
+++ b/contrib/pantalaimon.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ ListenAddress = localhost
 ListenPort = 8009
 Proxy = http://localhost:8080
 SSL = False
+IgnoreVerification = False
diff --git a/man/pantalaimon.conf.5 b/man/pantalaimon.conf.5
index e0a0efe..53c4906 100644
--- a/man/pantalaimon.conf.5
+++ b/man/pantalaimon.conf.5
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ homeserver.
 .It Cm SSL
 A boolean that decides if SSL verification should be enabled for outgoing
 connections to the homeserver. Defaults to "True".
+.It Cm IgnoreVerification
+A boolean that decides if device verification should be enabled. If this is True
+devices will be marked as ignored automatically and encryption keys will be
+shared with them, if this is False the user needs to verify, blacklist or ignore
+devices manually before messages can be sent to a room. Defaults to "False".
 .El
 .Pp
 Aditional to the homeserver section a special section with the name
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ can be used to configure the following values for all homeservers:
 .Cm ListenPort ,
 .Cm Proxy ,
 .Cm SSL
+.Cm IgnoreVerification
 .Pp
 The
 .Cm Default
diff --git a/pantalaimon/config.py b/pantalaimon/config.py
index 40c9c38..7e99b18 100644
--- a/pantalaimon/config.py
+++ b/pantalaimon/config.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class PanConfigParser(configparser.ConfigParser):
             default_section="Default",
             defaults={
                 "SSL": "True",
+                "IgnoreVerification": "False",
                 "ListenAddress": "localhost",
                 "ListenPort": "8009",
                 "LogLevel": "warnig",
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class ServerConfig:
     listen_port = attr.ib(type=int)
     proxy = attr.ib(type=str)
     ssl = attr.ib(type=bool, default=True)
+    ignore_verification = attr.ib(type=bool, default=False)
 
 
 @attr.s
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ class PanConfig:
                 listen_address = section.getaddress("ListenAddress")
                 listen_port = section.getint("ListenPort")
                 ssl = section.getboolean("SSL")
+                ignore_verification = section.getboolean("IgnoreVerification")
                 proxy = section.geturl("Proxy")
 
                 listen_tuple = (listen_address, listen_port)
@@ -158,7 +161,8 @@ class PanConfig:
                     listen_address,
                     listen_port,
                     proxy,
-                    ssl
+                    ssl,
+                    ignore_verification
                 )
 
                 self.servers[section_name] = server_conf
diff --git a/pantalaimon/daemon.py b/pantalaimon/daemon.py
index c1cfb51..f00185f 100755
--- a/pantalaimon/daemon.py
+++ b/pantalaimon/daemon.py
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class ProxyDaemon:
 
         async with sem:
             try:
-                return await _send()
+                return await _send(self.conf.ignore_verification)
             except OlmTrustError as e:
                 # There are unverified/unblocked devices in the room, notify
                 # the UI thread about this and wait for a response.