diff --git a/lib/controllers/skill-metadata-controller/index.js b/lib/controllers/skill-metadata-controller/index.js
index d10c35b8..e3d50d4c 100644
--- a/lib/controllers/skill-metadata-controller/index.js
+++ b/lib/controllers/skill-metadata-controller/index.js
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ module.exports = class SkillMetadataController {
    * Validates domain info
    */
   validateDomain() {
+    if (process.env.ASK_FORCE_ENABLE) {
+      Messenger.getInstance().warn("The ASK_FORCE_ENABLE environment variable is set. Skipping domain validation.\n");
+      return;
+    }
+
     const domainInfo = Manifest.getInstance().getApis();
     if (!domainInfo || R.isEmpty(domainInfo)) {
       throw new CLiError('Skill information is not valid. Please make sure "apis" field in the skill.json is not empty.');
diff --git a/test/unit/controller/skill-metadata-controller-test.js b/test/unit/controller/skill-metadata-controller-test.js
index df18b25a..042a09db 100644
--- a/test/unit/controller/skill-metadata-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/controller/skill-metadata-controller-test.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ describe("Controller test - skill metadata controller test", () => {
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
+    delete process.env.ASK_FORCE_ENABLE;
     ResourcesConfig.dispose();
     Manifest.dispose();
     sinon.restore();
@@ -263,6 +264,28 @@ describe("Controller test - skill metadata controller test", () => {
       expect(() => skillMetaController.validateDomain()).to.throw(CliWarn, expectedErrMessage);
     });
 
+    it("| skips validation when ASK_FORCE_ENABLE is set", () => {
+      // setup
+      process.env.ASK_FORCE_ENABLE = 1;
+      Manifest.getInstance().setApis({
+        custom: {},
+        unknownApi: {},
+        smartHome: {},
+      });
+      const getApisSpy = sinon.spy(Manifest.prototype, "getApis");
+      const warnStub = sinon.stub();
+      sinon.stub(Messenger, "getInstance").returns({
+        warn: warnStub,
+      });
+      const expectedWarningMessage = "The ASK_FORCE_ENABLE environment variable is set. Skipping domain validation.\n"
+      // call
+      skillMetaController.validateDomain();
+      // verify
+      expect(getApisSpy.callCount).eq(0);
+      expect(warnStub.callCount).equal(1);
+      expect(warnStub.args[0][0]).equal(expectedWarningMessage);
+    });
+
     it("| callback error when getSkillEnablement return error", (done) => {
       // setup
       sinon.stub(httpClient, "request").callsArgWith(3, "getSkillEnablementError"); // stub smapi request