diff --git a/salt/config.py b/salt/config.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/config.py
+++ b/salt/config.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ VALID_OPTS = {
     'master_sign_key_name': str,
     'master_sign_pubkey': bool,
     'verify_master_pubkey_sign': bool,
+    'always_verify_signature': bool,
     'master_pubkey_signature': str,
     'master_use_pubkey_signature': bool,
     'syndic_finger': str,
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ DEFAULT_MINION_OPTS = {
     'master_shuffle': False,
     'master_alive_interval': 0,
     'verify_master_pubkey_sign': False,
+    'always_verify_signature': False,
     'master_sign_key_name': 'master_sign',
     'syndic_finger': '',
     'user': 'root',
add switch to always verify the masters pubkey

for the paranoid among us, this makes it possible to always verify
the masters auth-replies, even if the public key has not changed