diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 04456a1..14d8b30 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 default['chocolatey']['upgrade'] = true
+default['chocolatey']['allow_empty_checksums'] = true
 
 # Chocolatey install.ps1 env vars. See https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1
 default['chocolatey']['install_vars'].tap do |env|
diff --git a/providers/default.rb b/providers/default.rb
index b30b0ee..3f19f30 100644
--- a/providers/default.rb
+++ b/providers/default.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ def cmd_args
   output = ''
   output += " -source #{@current_resource.source}" if @current_resource.source
   output += " -ia '#{@current_resource.args}'" unless @current_resource.args.to_s.empty?
+  output += ' --allow-empty-checksums' if node['chocolatey']['allow_empty_checksums']
   @current_resource.options.each do |k, v|
     output += " -#{k}"
     output += " #{v}" if v