diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 5ff0cb42ccc..cf75bee4348 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ v 8.11.0 (unreleased)
 
 v 8.10.2 (unreleased)
   - User can now search branches by name. !5144
+  - Add ENV variable to skip repository storages validations
   - Fix backup restore. !5459
   - Rescue Rugged::OSError (lock exists) when creating references. !5497
   - Disable MySQL foreign key checks before dropping all tables. !5472
diff --git a/config/initializers/6_validations.rb b/config/initializers/6_validations.rb
index 37746968675..d92f64e1647 100644
--- a/config/initializers/6_validations.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/6_validations.rb
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ def validate_storages
   end
 end
 
-validate_storages unless Rails.env.test?
+validate_storages unless Rails.env.test? || ENV['SKIP_STORAGE_VALIDATION'] == 'true'