diff --git a/doc/source/installation.rst b/doc/source/installation.rst
index 71fa07656..e8597cb49 100644
--- a/doc/source/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/source/installation.rst
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ the following format::
   user=USERNAME
   password=PASSWORD
   url=JENKINS_URL
+  ignore_cache=IGNORE_CACHE_FLAG
 
 **user**
   This should be the name of a user previously defined in Jenkins.
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ the following format::
 **url**
   The base URL for your Jenkins installation.
 
+**ignore_cache**
+  (Optional) If set to True, jenkins job builder
+  won't be using any cache.
+
 
 Running
 -------
diff --git a/etc/jenkins_jobs.ini-sample b/etc/jenkins_jobs.ini-sample
index cebc9ef94..538b59b55 100644
--- a/etc/jenkins_jobs.ini-sample
+++ b/etc/jenkins_jobs.ini-sample
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 user=jenkins
 password=1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef
 url=https://jenkins.example.com
+ignore_cache=True
diff --git a/jenkins_jobs/cmd.py b/jenkins_jobs/cmd.py
index 2fdc944c3..c5bf00eac 100755
--- a/jenkins_jobs/cmd.py
+++ b/jenkins_jobs/cmd.py
@@ -90,17 +90,26 @@ def main():
         config.set("jenkins", "url", "http://localhost:8080")
         config.set("jenkins", "user", None)
         config.set("jenkins", "password", None)
+        config.set("jenkins", "ignore_cache", False)
         logger.debug("Not reading config for test output generation")
     else:
         raise jenkins_jobs.errors.JenkinsJobsException(
             "A valid configuration file is required when not run as a test")
 
     logger.debug("Config: {0}".format(config))
+
+    # check the ignore_cache setting: first from command line,
+    # if not present check from ini file
+    ignore_cache = False
+    if options.ignore_cache:
+        ignore_cache = options.ignore_cache
+    elif config.has_option('jenkins', 'ignore_cache'):
+        ignore_cache = config.get('jenkins', 'ignore_cache')
     builder = jenkins_jobs.builder.Builder(config.get('jenkins', 'url'),
                                            config.get('jenkins', 'user'),
                                            config.get('jenkins', 'password'),
                                            config,
-                                           ignore_cache=options.ignore_cache,
+                                           ignore_cache=ignore_cache,
                                            flush_cache=options.flush_cache)
 
     if options.command == 'delete':