diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/LoginAuthenticator.cs b/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/LoginAuthenticator.cs
index a04d89ed2..feabe90b3 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/LoginAuthenticator.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Server/Authentication/LoginAuthenticator.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public static bool VerifyLogin(Player p, string mppass) {
                 if (auth.Verify(p, mppass)) return true;
             }
             
-            return !Server.Config.VerifyNames || IPUtil.IsPrivate(p.IP);
+            return !Server.Config.VerifyNames || (IPUtil.IsPrivate(p.IP) && !Server.Config.VerifyLanIPs);
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/MCGalaxy/Server/ServerConfig.cs b/MCGalaxy/Server/ServerConfig.cs
index 67be9fe4d..507645149 100644
--- a/MCGalaxy/Server/ServerConfig.cs
+++ b/MCGalaxy/Server/ServerConfig.cs
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ public sealed class ServerConfig : EnvConfig
         public List<string> DisabledModules = new List<string>();
         [ConfigTimespan("death-invulnerability-cooldown", "Other", 2, false)]
         public TimeSpan DeathCooldown = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2);
+        [ConfigBool("verify-lan-ips", "Other", false)]
+        public bool VerifyLanIPs = false;
 
         [ConfigBool("irc", "IRC bot", false)]
         public bool UseIRC = false;