diff --git a/pisi/api.py b/pisi/api.py
index 195ba9c8..d3044d59 100644
--- a/pisi/api.py
+++ b/pisi/api.py
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ def install_pkg_files(package_URIs):
             ctx.ui.error('Mixing file names and package names not supported YET.\n')
             return False
 
+    if ctx.config.get_option('ignore_dependency'):
+        # simple code path then
+        for x in package_URIs:
+            operations.install_single_file(x)
+        return True
+            
     # read the package information into memory first
     # regardless of which distribution they come from
     d_t = {}
diff --git a/pisi/cli/commands.py b/pisi/cli/commands.py
index c0f221bf..ade7a52f 100644
--- a/pisi/cli/commands.py
+++ b/pisi/cli/commands.py
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ class PackageOp(Command):
         p = self.parser
         p.add_option("-B", "--ignore-comar", action="store_true",
                      default=False, help="bypass comar configuration agent")
-        p.add_option("", "--ignore-dependency",
-                     action="store_true",
-                     default=False, help="death of sanity")
+        p.add_option("", "--ignore-dependency", action="store_true",
+                     default=False,
+                     help="do not take dependency information into account")
 
     def init(self):
         super(PackageOp, self).init(True)
diff --git a/pisi/install.py b/pisi/install.py
index 16d329d9..45015e19 100644
--- a/pisi/install.py
+++ b/pisi/install.py
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ class Installer:
                 raise InstallError("Package conflicts " + pkg)
 
         # check dependencies
-        if not dependency.installable(self.pkginfo.name):
-            ctx.ui.error('Dependencies for ' + self.pkginfo.name +
-                     ' not satisfied')
-            raise InstallError("Package not installable")
+        if not ctx.config.get_option('ignore_dependency'):
+            if not dependency.installable(self.pkginfo.name):
+                ctx.ui.error('Dependencies for ' + self.pkginfo.name +
+                             ' not satisfied')
+                raise InstallError("Package not installable")
 
     def reinstall(self):
         "check reinstall, confirm action, and remove package if reinstall"