diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0b11bf3..406e803 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ optional arguments:
   -H, --healthcheck     simply exit with 0 for healthy or 1 when unhealthy
 
 The following environment variables will override any config or default:
-  * LISTEN_PORT   (default: 8080)
-  * GOTIFY_SERVER (default: localhost)
-  * GOTIFY_PORT   (default: 80)
-  * GOTIFY_KEY    (default: None)
-  * VERBOSE       (default: False)
+  * DISABLE_RESOLVED (default: False)
+  * GOTIFY_KEY       (default: None)
+  * GOTIFY_PORT      (default: 80)
+  * GOTIFY_SERVER    (default: localhost)
+  * LISTEN_PORT      (default: 8080)
+  * VERBOSE          (default: False)
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/alertify.py b/alertify.py
index 01c0dbe..631c63a 100644
--- a/alertify.py
+++ b/alertify.py
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ from http.server import HTTPServer, SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
 import yaml
 
 DEFAULTS = {
-    'listen_port': int(8080),
-    'gotify_server': str('localhost'),
-    'gotify_port': int(80),
+    'disable_resolved': bool(False),
     'gotify_key': str(),
+    'gotify_port': int(80),
+    'gotify_server': str('localhost'),
+    'listen_port': int(8080),
     'verbose': bool(False),
 }
 
@@ -92,6 +93,10 @@ class HTTPHandler(SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
 
         try:
             if alert['status'] == 'resolved':
+                if self.config.get('disable_resolved'):
+                    print('Ignoring resolved messages')
+                    self._respond(200, 'Ignored. "resolved" messages are disabled')
+                    return
                 prefix = 'Resolved'
             else:
                 prefix = alert['commonLabels'].get(
diff --git a/example.yaml b/example.yaml
index a283a42..b406df7 100644
--- a/example.yaml
+++ b/example.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
-# verbose: true
-gotify_server: gotifyserver.example.net
+disable_resolved: false
 gotify_key: sOmEsEcReTkEy1
 gotify_port: "80"
+gotify_server: gotifyserver.example.net
 listen_port: "8080"
+verbose: true