diff --git a/docs/cycling/README.md b/docs/cycling/README.md
index 600e6a3..0ad3ab2 100644
--- a/docs/cycling/README.md
+++ b/docs/cycling/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ spec:
     - "node-name-A"
     - "node-name-B"
 
+  # Optional section - collection of validation options to define stricter or more lenient validation during cycling.
+  validationOptions:
+    # Optional field - Skip node names defined in the CNR that do not match any existing nodes in the Kubernetes API.
+    skipMissingNamedNodes: true|false
+
   cycleNodeSettings:
       # Method can be "Wait" or "Drain", defaults to "Drain" if not provided
       # "Wait" will wait for pods with the "cyclops.atlassian.com/do-not-disrupt=true"
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/pod.go b/pkg/k8s/pod.go
index 7540235..79b0d82 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/pod.go
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	podConditionTypeForUnhealthy = v1.PodReady
-	doNotDisruptAnnotation       = "cyclops.atlassian.com/do-not-disrupt"
+	podConditionTypeForUnhealthy       = v1.PodReady
+	doNotDisruptAnnotation             = "cyclops.atlassian.com/do-not-disrupt"
+	doNotDisruptAnnotationRequredValue = "true"
 )
 
 var log = logf.Log.WithName("k8s.pod.go")
@@ -93,15 +94,9 @@ func PodIsDaemonSet(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 // a node.
 func PodCannotBeDisrupted(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 	for annotationName, annotationValue := range pod.ObjectMeta.Annotations {
-		if annotationName != doNotDisruptAnnotation {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if annotationValue != "true" {
-			continue
+		if annotationName == doNotDisruptAnnotation && annotationValue == doNotDisruptAnnotationRequredValue {
+			return true
 		}
-
-		return true
 	}
 
 	return false