diff --git a/docker.settings.yaml b/docker.settings.yaml
index bb4fa5af..6b71cf03 100644
--- a/docker.settings.yaml
+++ b/docker.settings.yaml
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ project_path: '/' #DO NOT CHANGE THIS OR DOCKER WILL NOT WORK. It should be '/'
 #orthophoto_bigtiff: IF_SAFER # Options are [YES, NO, IF_NEEDED, IF_SAFER]
 #build_overviews: FALSE
 #pc-classify: none
+#force_gps: False
diff --git a/opendm/config.py b/opendm/config.py
index 46995861..903f5139 100644
--- a/opendm/config.py
+++ b/opendm/config.py
@@ -574,6 +574,12 @@ def config():
                           'Options: %(choices)s. Default: '
                             '%(default)s'))
 
+    parser.add_argument('--force-gps',
+                    action='store_true',
+                    default=False,
+                    help=('Use images\' gps exif data for reconstruction, even if there are gcps present.'
+                          'This flag is useful if you have high precision gps measurements.'))
+
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     # check that the project path setting has been set properly
diff --git a/opendm/osfm.py b/opendm/osfm.py
index 456b4eb1..105e1220 100644
--- a/opendm/osfm.py
+++ b/opendm/osfm.py
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ class OSFMContext:
 
             if gcp_path:
                 config.append("bundle_use_gcp: yes")
-                config.append("bundle_use_gps: no")
+                if not args.force_gps:
+                    config.append("bundle_use_gps: no")
                 io.copy(gcp_path, self.path("gcp_list.txt"))
             
             config = config + append_config
diff --git a/settings.yaml b/settings.yaml
index ca2e4bf1..cfc256e7 100644
--- a/settings.yaml
+++ b/settings.yaml
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ project_path:  '' # Example: '/home/user/ODMProjects'
 #orthophoto_bigtiff: IF_SAFER # Options are [YES, NO, IF_NEEDED, IF_SAFER]
 #build_overviews: FALSE
 #pc-classify: none
+#force_gps: False