diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 8e97809d..2625bca7 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
     "files.associations": {
-        "Makefile.*": "makefile"
+        "Makefile.inputs": "makefile"
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7886947a..25ee23a6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ _LORAX_ARGS                :=
 _LORAX_TEMPLATES           := $(call get_templates,install)
 _REPO_FILES                := $(subst /etc/yum.repos.d,repos,$(REPOS))
 _TEMP_DIR                  := $(shell mktemp -d)
-_TEMPLATE_VARS             := ARCH IMAGE_NAME IMAGE_REPO _IMAGE_REPO_DOUBLE_ESCAPED _IMAGE_REPO_ESCAPED IMAGE_TAG REPOS _RHEL VARIANT VERSION WEB_UI
+_TEMPLATE_VARS             := ARCH IMAGE_NAME IMAGE_REPO _IMAGE_REPO_DOUBLE_ESCAPED _IMAGE_REPO_ESCAPED IMAGE_SIGNED IMAGE_TAG REPOS _RHEL VARIANT VERSION WEB_UI
 _VOLID                     := $(firstword $(subst -, ,$(IMAGE_NAME)))-$(ARCH)-$(IMAGE_TAG)
 
 ifeq ($(findstring redhat.repo,$(REPOS)),redhat.repo)
diff --git a/Makefile.inputs b/Makefile.inputs
index ad4f333e..51804c30 100644
--- a/Makefile.inputs
+++ b/Makefile.inputs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export EXTRA_BOOT_PARAMS       :=
 export IMAGE_NAME              := base
 export IMAGE_REPO              := quay.io/fedora-ostree-desktops
 export IMAGE_TAG                = $(VERSION)
+export IMAGE_SIGNED            := true
        REPOS                   := $(subst :,\:,$(wildcard /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo))
 export ROOTFS_SIZE             := 4
 export VARIANT                 := Server
@@ -21,4 +22,4 @@ export FLATPAK_DIR             :=
 # Secure boot
 export ENROLLMENT_PASSWORD     :=
 export SECURE_BOOT_KEY_URL     :=
-export ISO_NAME                := build/deploy.iso
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+export ISO_NAME                := build/deploy.iso
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 974e8c8c..0124d581 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ The following variables can be used to customize the created ISO.
 | flatpak_remote_url      | URL of the flatpakrepo file                                                  | <https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo> | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | image_name              | Name of the source container image                                           | base                                         | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | image_repo              | Repository containing the source container image                             | quay.io/fedora-ostree-desktops               | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
+| image_signed            | Whether the container image is signed. The policy to test the signing must be configured inside the container image | true  | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | image_tag               | Tag of the source container image                                            | *VERSION*                                    | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | iso_name                | Name of the ISO you wish to output when completed                            | build/deploy.iso                             | :white_check_mark: | :white_check_mark: |
 | make_target             | Overrides the default make target                                            | *ISO_NAME*-Checksum                          | :white_check_mark: | :x:                |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0a6a436d..e3255273 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ inputs:
     description: Repository containing the source container image
     required: true
     default: quay.io/fedora-ostree-desktops
+  image_signed:
+    description: Whether the container image is signed. The policy to test the signing must be configured inside the container image
+    required: false
+    default: "true"
   image_tag:
     description: Tag of the source container image. Defaults to the installer version
     required: false
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ runs:
           FLATPAK_DIR="${{ steps.flatpak_dependencies.outputs.flatpak_dir && format('/github/workspace/{0}', steps.flatpak_dependencies.outputs.flatpak_dir) || '' }}" \
           IMAGE_NAME="${{ inputs.image_name }}" \
           IMAGE_REPO="${{ inputs.image_repo }}" \
+          IMAGE_SIGNED="${{ inputs.image_signed }}" \
           IMAGE_TAG="${{ inputs.image_tag || inputs.version }}" \
           ISO_NAME=/github/workspace/${{ inputs.iso_name }} \
           ${{ inputs.repos && format('REPOS="{0}"', inputs.repos) || '' }} \
diff --git a/lorax_templates/scripts/post/install_configure_upgrades b/lorax_templates/scripts/post/install_configure_upgrades
index f474d939..20ca2ae4 100644
--- a/lorax_templates/scripts/post/install_configure_upgrades
+++ b/lorax_templates/scripts/post/install_configure_upgrades
@@ -1,7 +1,18 @@
-<%page args="image_repo, _image_repo_double_escaped, image_name, image_tag, _rhel, version"/>
+<%page args="image_repo, _image_repo_double_escaped, image_name, image_signed, image_tag, _rhel, version"/>
+
 if (which bootc &> /dev/null) && [ ${_rhel} == 'false' && ${version} -ge 39 ]
 then
-  bootc switch --mutate-in-place --enforce-container-sigpolicy --transport registry ${image_repo}/${image_name}:${image_tag}
+  if [ ${image_signed} == 'true' ]
+  then
+    bootc switch --mutate-in-place --enforce-container-sigpolicy --transport registry ${image_repo}/${image_name}:${image_tag}
+  else
+    bootc switch --mutate-in-place --transport registry ${image_repo}/${image_name}:${image_tag}
+  fi
 else
-  sed -i 's/container-image-reference=.*/container-image-reference=ostree-image-signed:docker:\/\/${_image_repo_double_escaped}\/${image_name}:${image_tag}/' /ostree/deploy/default/deploy/*.origin
+  if [ ${image_signed} == 'true' ]
+  then
+    sed -i 's/container-image-reference=.*/container-image-reference=ostree-image-signed:docker:\/\/${_image_repo_double_escaped}\/${image_name}:${image_tag}/' /ostree/deploy/default/deploy/*.origin
+  else
+    sed -i 's/container-image-reference=.*/container-image-reference=ostree-unverified-image:docker:\/\/${_image_repo_double_escaped}\/${image_name}:${image_tag}/' /ostree/deploy/default/deploy/*.origin
+  fi
 fi