diff --git a/src/bin/pungi.py b/src/bin/pungi.py
index 7dbd9fcf..7f36a763 100755
--- a/src/bin/pungi.py
+++ b/src/bin/pungi.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def main():
         config.set('pungi', 'debuginfo', "False")
     if opts.nogreedy:
         config.set('pungi', 'alldeps', "False")
+    config.set('pungi', 'resolve_deps', str(bool(opts.resolve_deps)))
     if opts.isfinal:
         config.set('pungi', 'isfinal', "True")
     if opts.nohash:
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
           help='disable gathering of release notes (optional)')
         parser.add_option("--nogreedy", action="store_true", dest="nogreedy",
           help='disable pulling of all providers of package dependencies (optional)')
+        parser.add_option("--nodeps", action="store_false", dest="resolve_deps", default=True,
+          help='disable resolving dependencies')
         parser.add_option("--sourceisos", default=False, action="store_true", dest="sourceisos",
           help='Create the source isos (other arch runs must be done)')
         parser.add_option("--force", default=False, action="store_true",
diff --git a/src/pypungi/config.py b/src/pypungi/config.py
index 3cc17416..f35e1c6f 100644
--- a/src/pypungi/config.py
+++ b/src/pypungi/config.py
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ class Config(SafeConfigParser):
         self.set('pungi', 'full_archlist', "False")
         self.set('pungi', 'multilib', '')
         self.set('pungi', 'lookaside_repos', '')
-
+        self.set('pungi', 'resolve_deps', "True")