diff --git a/src/cmd/root.go b/src/cmd/root.go
index 1fcc79b..27fe650 100644
--- a/src/cmd/root.go
+++ b/src/cmd/root.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&config.AppBasicAuthCredential, "basic-auth", "b", config.AppBasicAuthCredential, "basic auth credential | -b=yourUsername:yourPassword")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&config.WhatsappAutoReplyMessage, "autoreply", "", config.WhatsappAutoReplyMessage, `auto reply when received message --autoreply <string> | example: --autoreply="Don't reply this message"`)
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&config.WhatsappWebhook, "webhook", "w", config.WhatsappWebhook, `forward event to webhook --webhook <string> | example: --webhook="https://yourcallback.com/callback"`)
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&config.WhatsappAccountValidation, "account-validation", "", config.WhatsappAccountValidation, `enable or disable account validation --account-validation <true/false> | example: --account-validation=true`)
 }
 
 func runRest(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
diff --git a/src/config/settings.go b/src/config/settings.go
index 136cbe4..08f5e66 100644
--- a/src/config/settings.go
+++ b/src/config/settings.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	AppVersion             = "v4.16.0"
+	AppVersion             = "v4.17.0"
 	AppPort                = "3000"
 	AppDebug               = false
 	AppOs                  = "AldinoKemal"
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ var (
 	WhatsappSettingMaxVideoSize int64 = 100000000 // 100MB
 	WhatsappTypeUser                  = "@s.whatsapp.net"
 	WhatsappTypeGroup                 = "@g.us"
+	WhatsappAccountValidation         = true
 )
diff --git a/src/pkg/whatsapp/whatsapp.go b/src/pkg/whatsapp/whatsapp.go
index 5fc2fcd..7570d70 100644
--- a/src/pkg/whatsapp/whatsapp.go
+++ b/src/pkg/whatsapp/whatsapp.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func IsOnWhatsapp(waCli *whatsmeow.Client, jid string) bool {
 func ValidateJidWithLogin(waCli *whatsmeow.Client, jid string) (types.JID, error) {
 	MustLogin(waCli)
 
-	if !IsOnWhatsapp(waCli, jid) {
+	if config.WhatsappAccountValidation && !IsOnWhatsapp(waCli, jid) {
 		return types.JID{}, pkgError.InvalidJID(fmt.Sprintf("Phone %s is not on whatsapp", jid))
 	}