diff --git a/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb b/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb
index 61e5ec73c..67a110184 100644
--- a/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb
+++ b/db/dev_seeds/settings.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ section "Creating Settings" do
   Setting.create(key: 'feature.allow_attached_documents', value: "true")
   Setting.create(key: 'feature.public_stats', value: "true")
   Setting.create(key: 'feature.guides', value: nil)
+  Setting.create(key: 'feature.user.skip_verification', value: "true")
 
   Setting.create(key: 'per_page_code_head', value: "")
   Setting.create(key: 'per_page_code_body', value: "")
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 6367734ab..fb361c53b 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -123,3 +123,5 @@ Setting['map_zoom'] = 10
 
 # Related content
 Setting['related_content_score_threshold'] = -0.3
+
+Setting["feature.user.skip_verification"] = 'true'