diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index 036299c9..530332ae 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ params {
     // Schema validation default options
     validationFailUnrecognisedParams = false
     validationLenientMode            = false
+    validationSchemaIgnoreParams     = ''
     validationShowHiddenParams       = false
     validate_params                  = true