diff --git a/library/Icingadb/Setup/ApiTransportPage.php b/library/Icingadb/Setup/ApiTransportPage.php
index c686928c..e8db5ad5 100644
--- a/library/Icingadb/Setup/ApiTransportPage.php
+++ b/library/Icingadb/Setup/ApiTransportPage.php
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ class ApiTransportPage extends Form
             'checkbox',
             'skip_validation',
             [
+                'ignore'        => true,
                 'label'         => t('Skip Validation'),
                 'description'   => t('Check this to not to validate the configuration')
             ]
diff --git a/library/Icingadb/Setup/DbResourcePage.php b/library/Icingadb/Setup/DbResourcePage.php
index 83380a74..fee7619a 100644
--- a/library/Icingadb/Setup/DbResourcePage.php
+++ b/library/Icingadb/Setup/DbResourcePage.php
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ class DbResourcePage extends Form
             'checkbox',
             'skip_validation',
             [
+                'ignore'        => true,
                 'label'         => t('Skip Validation'),
                 'description'   => t('Check this to not to validate the configuration')
             ]