diff --git a/src/main/java/com/beanstream/api/ProfilesAPI.java b/src/main/java/com/beanstream/api/ProfilesAPI.java
index e7c1bc4..d78813c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/beanstream/api/ProfilesAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/beanstream/api/ProfilesAPI.java
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ public class ProfilesAPI {
 	private Configuration config;
 	private HttpsConnector connector;
 	private final Gson gson = new Gson();
+	private final boolean validateBillingAddress = 
+			Boolean.valueOf(System.getProperty("bamboraSDK.profiles.validateBillingAddress", "true"));  
 
 	public ProfilesAPI(Configuration config) {
 		this.config = config;
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ private ProfileResponse createProfile(Card card, Token token,
 
 		ProfileRequest req = new ProfileRequest(card, token, billing, custom,
 				language, comments);
-		ProfilesUtils.validateProfileReq(req);
+		ProfilesUtils.validateProfileReq(req, validateBillingAddress);
 
 		String url = PaymentsUrls.getProfilesUrl(config.getPlatform(),
 				config.getVersion());
@@ -253,8 +255,10 @@ public ProfileResponse updateProfile(PaymentProfile profile)
 		Gateway.assertNotNull(profile, "profile to update is null");
 		ProfilesUtils.validateProfileId(profile.getId());
 
-		ProfilesUtils.validateBillingAddr(profile.getBilling());
-
+		if (validateBillingAddress){
+			ProfilesUtils.validateBillingAddr(profile.getBilling());
+		}
+		
 		String url = PaymentsUrls.getProfilesUrl(config.getPlatform(),
 				config.getVersion(), profile.getId());
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/beanstream/util/ProfilesUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/beanstream/util/ProfilesUtils.java
index da26d7a..e4f14d5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/beanstream/util/ProfilesUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/beanstream/util/ProfilesUtils.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static void validateBillingAddr(Address billing)
 	 * a BeanstreamApiException with a bad request status, if any required
 	 * property is missing
 	 */
-	public static void validateProfileReq(ProfileRequest profileRequest)
+	public static void validateProfileReq(ProfileRequest profileRequest, boolean validateBillingAddress)
 			throws BeanstreamApiException {
 		Gateway.assertNotNull(profileRequest, "profile request object is null");
 		Card card = profileRequest.getCard();
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ public static void validateProfileReq(ProfileRequest profileRequest)
 			validateToken(token);
 		}
 
-		validateBillingAddr(billing);
+		if (validateBillingAddress){
+			validateBillingAddr(billing);	
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/beanstream/api/test/ProfilesAPITest.java b/src/test/java/com/beanstream/api/test/ProfilesAPITest.java
index d30d89d..a953b25 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/beanstream/api/test/ProfilesAPITest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/beanstream/api/test/ProfilesAPITest.java
@@ -134,6 +134,25 @@ public void invalidBillingAddrCreateProfile() {
 
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testProfileCreationWhenDisabledAddressValidation() throws BeanstreamApiException {
+
+		System.setProperty("bamboraSDK.profiles.validateBillingAddress", "false");
+		
+		Address nullBillingAddress = null;
+		Card card = getTestCard();
+		
+		try {
+			ProfileResponse createdProfile = gateway.profiles().createProfile(card, nullBillingAddress);
+
+			Assert.assertNotNull(createdProfile.getId());
+			Assert.assertNotNull(createdProfile.getCode());
+
+		}finally {
+			System.clearProperty("bamboraSDK.profiles.validateBillingAddress");
+		}
+	}
+	
 	@Test
 	public void testProfileCrudUsingCard() throws BeanstreamApiException {
 		String profileId = null;