diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializer.java
index c759c36..17fce95 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializer.java
@@ -81,10 +81,12 @@
     private final boolean useBinaryReferences;
     private final String name;
     private final Map<String, String> exportPathMapping;
+    private final boolean strict;
 
     public FileVaultContentSerializer(String name, Packaging packaging, ImportMode importMode, AccessControlHandling aclHandling, String[] packageRoots,
                                       String[] nodeFilters, String[] propertyFilters, boolean useBinaryReferences, int autosaveThreshold,
-                                      Map<String, String> exportPathMapping) {
+                                      Map<String, String> exportPathMapping,
+                                      boolean strict) {
         this.name = name;
         this.packaging = packaging;
         this.importMode = importMode;
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@
         this.propertyFilters = VltUtils.parseFilters(propertyFilters);
         this.useBinaryReferences = useBinaryReferences;
         this.exportPathMapping = exportPathMapping;
+        this.strict = strict;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@
         Archive archive = null;
         try {
             session = getSession(resourceResolver);
-            ImportOptions importOptions = VltUtils.getImportOptions(aclHandling, importMode, autosaveThreshold);
+            ImportOptions importOptions = VltUtils.getImportOptions(aclHandling, importMode, autosaveThreshold, strict);
             Importer importer = new Importer(importOptions);
             archive = new ZipStreamArchive(inputStream);
             archive.open(false);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VaultDistributionPackageBuilderFactory.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VaultDistributionPackageBuilderFactory.java
index 220d987..f832883 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VaultDistributionPackageBuilderFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VaultDistributionPackageBuilderFactory.java
@@ -208,6 +208,15 @@
               "The format is {sourcePattern}={destinationPattern}, e.g. /etc/(.*)=/var/$1/some or simply /data=/bak")
     private static final String PATHS_MAPPING = "pathsMapping";
 
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_STRICT_IMPORT_SETTINGS = true;
+
+    @Property(
+        label = "Install a content package in a strict mode",
+        description = "Flag to mark an error response will be thrown, if a content package will incorrectly installed",
+        boolValue = DEFAULT_STRICT_IMPORT_SETTINGS
+    )
+    public static final String STRICT_IMPORT_SETTINGS = "strictImport";
+
     @Reference
     private Packaging packaging;
 
@@ -256,8 +265,10 @@
         Map<String, String> pathsMapping = PropertiesUtil.toMap(config.get(PATHS_MAPPING), new String[0]);
         pathsMapping = SettingsUtils.removeEmptyEntries(pathsMapping);
 
+        boolean strictImport = PropertiesUtil.toBoolean(config.get(STRICT_IMPORT_SETTINGS), DEFAULT_STRICT_IMPORT_SETTINGS);
+
         DistributionContentSerializer contentSerializer = new FileVaultContentSerializer(name, packaging, importMode, aclHandling,
-                packageRoots, packageNodeFilters, packagePropertyFilters, useBinaryReferences, autosaveThreshold, pathsMapping);
+                packageRoots, packageNodeFilters, packagePropertyFilters, useBinaryReferences, autosaveThreshold, pathsMapping, strictImport);
 
         DistributionPackageBuilder wrapped;
         if ("filevlt".equals(type)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VltUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VltUtils.java
index 4c0bc30..cc73cb1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VltUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/VltUtils.java
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
         return packageRoot;
     }
 
-    public static ImportOptions getImportOptions(AccessControlHandling aclHandling, ImportMode importMode, int autosaveThreshold) {
+    public static ImportOptions getImportOptions(AccessControlHandling aclHandling, ImportMode importMode, int autosaveThreshold, boolean strict) {
         ImportOptions opts = new ImportOptions();
         if (aclHandling != null) {
             opts.setAccessControlHandling(aclHandling);
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
             opts.setAutoSaveThreshold(autosaveThreshold);
         }
 
-        opts.setStrict(true);
+        opts.setStrict(strict);
 
         return opts;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/packaging/impl/importer/LocalDistributionPackageImporterTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/packaging/impl/importer/LocalDistributionPackageImporterTest.java
index f1679b7..df3c73d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/packaging/impl/importer/LocalDistributionPackageImporterTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/packaging/impl/importer/LocalDistributionPackageImporterTest.java
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@
                 new String[0],
                 false,
                 -1,
-                null
+                null,
+                false
         );
 
         DistributionPackageBuilder builder =
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializerTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializerTest.java
index 4f5cf98..69257ab 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/sling/distribution/serialization/impl/vlt/FileVaultContentSerializerTest.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         boolean useReferences = false;
         int threshold = 1024;
         FileVaultContentSerializer fileVaultContentSerializer = new FileVaultContentSerializer("vlt", packaging, importMode,
-                aclHandling, packageRoots, nodeFilters, propertyFilters, useReferences, threshold, new HashMap<String, String>());
+                aclHandling, packageRoots, nodeFilters, propertyFilters, useReferences, threshold, new HashMap<String, String>(), false);
 
         ResourceResolver sessionResolver = mock(ResourceResolver.class);
         Session session = mock(Session.class);
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
         boolean useReferences = false;
         int thershold = 1024;
         FileVaultContentSerializer fileVaultContentSerializer = new FileVaultContentSerializer("vlt", packaging, importMode,
-                aclHandling, packageRoots, nodeFilters, propertyFilters, useReferences, thershold, new HashMap<String, String>());
+                aclHandling, packageRoots, nodeFilters, propertyFilters, useReferences, thershold, new HashMap<String, String>(), true);
 
         File file = new File(getClass().getResource("/vlt/dp.vlt").getFile());