diff --git a/dotdrop/options.py b/dotdrop/options.py
index d05cbd8..c8d001d 100644
--- a/dotdrop/options.py
+++ b/dotdrop/options.py
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class Options(AttrMonitor):
         self.log = Logger()
         self.debug = self.args['--verbose'] or ENV_DEBUG in os.environ
         self.dry = self.args['--dry']
-        self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop = self.args['--ignore-missing']
         if ENV_NODEBUG in os.environ:
             # force disabling debugs
             self.debug = False
@@ -266,6 +265,8 @@ class Options(AttrMonitor):
         self.compare_ignore.append('*{}'.format(self.install_backup_suffix))
         self.compare_ignore = uniq_list(self.compare_ignore)
         self.compare_fileonly = self.args['--file-only']
+        self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop = self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop or \
+            self.args['--ignore-missing']
 
         # "import" specifics
         self.import_path = self.args['<path>']
diff --git a/dotdrop/settings.py b/dotdrop/settings.py
index faa28a3..038ff5e 100644
--- a/dotdrop/settings.py
+++ b/dotdrop/settings.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
     key_filter_file = 'filter_file'
     key_diff_command = 'diff_command'
     key_template_dotfile_default = 'template_dotfile_default'
+    key_ignore_missing_in_dotdrop = 'ignore_missing_in_dotdrop'
 
     # import keys
     key_import_actions = 'import_actions'
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
                  workdir='~/.config/dotdrop', showdiff=False,
                  minversion=None, func_file=[], filter_file=[],
                  diff_command='diff -r -u {0} {1}',
-                 template_dotfile_default=True):
+                 template_dotfile_default=True,
+                 ignore_missing_in_dotdrop=False):
         self.backup = backup
         self.banner = banner
         self.create = create
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
         self.filter_file = filter_file
         self.diff_command = diff_command
         self.template_dotfile_default = template_dotfile_default
+        self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop = ignore_missing_in_dotdrop
 
     def _serialize_seq(self, name, dic):
         """serialize attribute 'name' into 'dic'"""
@@ -107,6 +110,7 @@ class Settings(DictParser):
             self.key_minversion: self.minversion,
             self.key_diff_command: self.diff_command,
             self.key_template_dotfile_default: self.template_dotfile_default,
+            self.key_ignore_missing_in_dotdrop: self.ignore_missing_in_dotdrop,
         }
         self._serialize_seq(self.key_default_actions, dic)
         self._serialize_seq(self.key_import_actions, dic)