diff --git a/common/conf.go b/common/conf.go
index 5448417..e880371 100644
--- a/common/conf.go
+++ b/common/conf.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type Configuration struct {
 	UpgradeToVersion       string `json:"upgradeToVersion,omitempty" yaml:"upgradeToVersion,omitempty"`
 	UpgradeFromVersion     string `json:"upgradeFromVersion,omitempty" yaml:"upgradeFromVersion,omitempty"`
 	RemoteDgraphRestoreUrl string `json:"remoteDgraphRestoreUrl,omitempty" yaml:"remoteDgraphRestoreUrl,omitempty"`
+	UpdateOnlyPolicies     bool   `json:"updateOnlyPolicies,omitempty" yaml:"updateOnlyPolicies,omitempty"`
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/common/upgradeSteps.go b/common/upgradeSteps.go
index e453a55..c8f072b 100644
--- a/common/upgradeSteps.go
+++ b/common/upgradeSteps.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import (
 
 func StartUpgrade() error {
 
+	if Conf.UpdateOnlyPolicies {
+		return upgradePoliciesAndFeat()
+	}
+
 	logger.Logger.Info("------------Starting Upgrade--------------------")
 
 	logger.Logger.Info("------------Retrieve Schema from Prod Dgraph--------------------")