diff --git a/git_redmine.py b/git_redmine.py
index 15ee6c2..41ff9c6 100644
--- a/git_redmine.py
+++ b/git_redmine.py
@@ -350,8 +350,9 @@ def get_commits(repo, ref):
 
 @redmine.command(name='merge-and-push')
 @click.option('--issue', default=None, type=int)
+@click.option('--validate-msg/--no-validate-msg', default=True)
 @click.argument('target_branch', default='master')
-def merge_and_push(issue, target_branch):
+def merge_and_push(issue, validate_msg, target_branch):
     issue = get_issue(issue or None)
     repo = get_repo()
     origin = repo.remote()
@@ -373,19 +374,21 @@ def merge_and_push(issue, target_branch):
         raise click.UsageError('%r is not a local branch.' % target_branch)
 
     notes = '<pre>%s</pre>' % repo.git.log('%s..' % target_branch)
-    for commit in get_commits(repo, target_branch):
-        if (u'#%s' % get_current_issue()) not in commit.message:
-            click.echo(click.style('Missing commit number in commit message', fg='red'))
-            click.echo()
-            click.echo(commit.message)
-            raise click.Abort()
-        if 'rebase' in commit.message:
-            click.echo()
-            click.echo('Commit %s contains the word "rebase" :' % commit.hexsha[:8])
-            click.echo()
-            click.echo(''.join(['  ' + line for line in commit.message.splitlines()]))
-            click.echo()
-            click.confirm('Continue ?', abort=True)
+
+    if validate_msg:
+        for commit in get_commits(repo, target_branch):
+            if (u'#%s' % get_current_issue()) not in commit.message:
+                click.echo(click.style('Missing commit number in commit message', fg='red'))
+                click.echo()
+                click.echo(commit.message)
+                raise click.Abort()
+            if 'rebase' in commit.message:
+                click.echo()
+                click.echo('Commit %s contains the word "rebase" :' % commit.hexsha[:8])
+                click.echo()
+                click.echo(''.join(['  ' + line for line in commit.message.splitlines()]))
+                click.echo()
+                click.confirm('Continue ?', abort=True)
 
     try:
         click.echo(u'Checking-out branch « %s » ... ' % target_branch, nl=False)