diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 4ea11d88..ad9e0eb7 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ PEERS=["http://gun.shock.network:8765/gun"]
 MS_TO_TOKEN_EXPIRATION=4500000
 DISABLE_SHOCK_ENCRYPTION=false
 CACHE_HEADERS_MANDATORY=true
-SHOCK_CACHE=true
\ No newline at end of file
+SHOCK_CACHE=true
+DISABLE_PEER_ALIAS_CHECK = false
diff --git a/services/gunDB/config.js b/services/gunDB/config.js
index 44dab137..424cc53c 100644
--- a/services/gunDB/config.js
+++ b/services/gunDB/config.js
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@ exports.MS_TO_TOKEN_EXPIRATION = Number(
 )
 
 exports.SHOW_LOG = process.env.SHOW_GUN_DB_LOG === 'true'
+
+exports.DISABLE_PEER_ALIAS_CHECK =
+  process.env.DISABLE_PEER_ALIAS_CHECK === 'true'