diff --git a/sshpiperd/config.go b/sshpiperd/config.go
index 628f4ac6..6840f037 100644
--- a/sshpiperd/config.go
+++ b/sshpiperd/config.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ var (
 		Logfile          string
 		ShowVersion      bool
 		AllowBadUsername bool
+		NoCheckPerm      bool
 	}{}
 
 	out = os.Stdout
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ func initConfig() {
 	pflag.StringVarP(&config.Challenger, "challenger", "c", "", "Additional challenger name, e.g. pam, emtpy for no additional challenge")
 	pflag.StringVar(&config.Logfile, "log", "", "Logfile path. Leave emtpy or any error occurs will fall back to stdout")
 	pflag.BoolVar(&config.AllowBadUsername, "allow_bad_username", false, "disable username check while search the working dir")
+	mflag.BoolVar(&config.NoCheckPerm, -no_check_perm, false, "Disable 0400 checking when using files in the working dir")
 	pflag.BoolVarP(&config.ShowHelp, "help", "h", false, "Print help and exit")
 	pflag.BoolVar(&config.ShowVersion, "version", false, "Print version and exit")
 
diff --git a/sshpiperd/workingdir.go b/sshpiperd/workingdir.go
index 259491b2..0d3ccd13 100644
--- a/sshpiperd/workingdir.go
+++ b/sshpiperd/workingdir.go
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ func (file userFile) checkPerm(user string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if config.NoCheckPerm {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if fi.Mode().Perm()&0077 != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v's perm is too open", filename)
 	}