diff --git a/split-proxy/config.js b/split-proxy/config.js
index f7b363f1..f39696cb 100644
--- a/split-proxy/config.js
+++ b/split-proxy/config.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const config = {
   // Logging
   logMismatches: process.env.LOG_MISMATCHES !== 'false', // default true
   logAllMismatchedResponses: process.env.LOG_ALL_MISMATCHED_RESPONSES === 'true', // default false
+  ignoreLatencyMismatches: process.env.IGNORE_LATENCY_MISMATCHES === 'true', // default false
   
   // Server
   port: parseInt(process.env.PORT || '8545', 10),
diff --git a/split-proxy/proxy.js b/split-proxy/proxy.js
index 5dd942cd..1d05c32c 100644
--- a/split-proxy/proxy.js
+++ b/split-proxy/proxy.js
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ class RPCProxy {
 
     // Check latency difference
     const latencyDiff = compareResponse.latency - streamResponse.latency;
-    if (latencyDiff > config.latencyThresholdMs) {
+    if (!config.ignoreLatencyMismatches && latencyDiff > config.latencyThresholdMs) {
       mismatches.push({
         type: 'latency',
         streamLatency: streamResponse.latency,