diff --git a/cmd/tarmak/cmd/root.go b/cmd/tarmak/cmd/root.go
index 53f3b0be75..185ce611b2 100644
--- a/cmd/tarmak/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/tarmak/cmd/root.go
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ func init() {
 		"override the current cluster set in the config",
 	)
 
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(
+		&globalFlags.Force,
+		"force",
+		"f",
+		false,
+		"skip all validation and verification checks",
+	)
+
 	if version == "dev" {
 		RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(
 			&globalFlags.WingDevMode,
diff --git a/pkg/apis/tarmak/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/tarmak/v1alpha1/types.go
index a235ed67d0..07f626df7d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/tarmak/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/tarmak/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ type Flags struct {
 	Version string // expose tarmak's build time version
 
 	WingDevMode bool // use a bundled wing version rather than a tagged release from GitHub
+
+	Force bool // skip all validations and verification
 }
 
 // This contains the cluster specifc operation flags
diff --git a/pkg/tarmak/cluster/cluster.go b/pkg/tarmak/cluster/cluster.go
index 13de3b5058..82c8502a12 100644
--- a/pkg/tarmak/cluster/cluster.go
+++ b/pkg/tarmak/cluster/cluster.go
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ func NewFromConfig(environment interfaces.Environment, conf *clusterv1alpha1.Clu
 		log:         environment.Log().WithField("cluster", conf.Name),
 	}
 
-	if err := cluster.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if !environment.Tarmak().Config().Force() {
+		if err := cluster.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	cluster.roles = make(map[string]*role.Role)
diff --git a/pkg/tarmak/config/config.go b/pkg/tarmak/config/config.go
index 2b8eaee973..7eb8e18873 100644
--- a/pkg/tarmak/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/tarmak/config/config.go
@@ -351,3 +351,7 @@ func (c *Config) Project() string {
 func (c *Config) WingDevMode() bool {
 	return c.flags.WingDevMode
 }
+
+func (c *Config) Force() bool {
+	return c.flags.Force
+}
diff --git a/pkg/tarmak/interfaces/interfaces.go b/pkg/tarmak/interfaces/interfaces.go
index 98356d6d79..3ff722f79b 100644
--- a/pkg/tarmak/interfaces/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/tarmak/interfaces/interfaces.go
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ type Config interface {
 	Project() string
 	WingDevMode() bool
 	SetCurrentCluster(string) error
+	Force() bool
 }
 
 type Packer interface {
diff --git a/pkg/tarmak/terraform.go b/pkg/tarmak/terraform.go
index 7d2b68376c..eaf65dc5b3 100644
--- a/pkg/tarmak/terraform.go
+++ b/pkg/tarmak/terraform.go
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ func (t *Tarmak) CmdTerraformPlan(args []string, ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := t.verifyImageExists(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	if !t.Config().Force() {
+		if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak: %s", err)
+		}
 
-	if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak: %s", err)
-	}
+		if err := t.verifyImageExists(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err := t.Cluster().Verify(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak cluster: %s", err)
+		if err := t.Cluster().Verify(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak cluster: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	t.cluster.Log().Info("running plan")
@@ -44,16 +46,18 @@ func (t *Tarmak) CmdTerraformApply(args []string, ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := t.verifyImageExists(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	if !t.Config().Force() {
+		if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak: %s", err)
+		}
 
-	if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak: %s", err)
-	}
+		if err := t.verifyImageExists(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	if err := t.Cluster().Verify(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak cluster: %s", err)
+		if err := t.Cluster().Verify(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak cluster: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	t.cluster.Log().Info("running apply")
@@ -95,12 +99,14 @@ func (t *Tarmak) CmdTerraformDestroy(args []string, ctx context.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak: %s", err)
-	}
+	if !t.Config().Force() {
+		if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak: %s", err)
+		}
 
-	if err := t.Cluster().Verify(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak cluster: %s", err)
+		if err := t.Cluster().Verify(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to validate tarmak cluster: %s", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	t.cluster.Log().Info("running destroy")