diff --git a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/TrustAwareProjectCreator.java b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/TrustAwareProjectCreator.java
index f6faf0d277c..44e044700ba 100644
--- a/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/TrustAwareProjectCreator.java
+++ b/base/src/com/google/idea/blaze/base/project/TrustAwareProjectCreator.java
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ public Optional<Project> createProject(ProjectBuilder builder, String name, Stri
   /** Returns true if the user has trusted the project. */
   @Override
   public boolean canCreateProject(@Nullable BuildSystemName buildSystemName) {
+    if (TrustedProjects.isTrustedCheckDisabled()) {
+      return true;
+    }
+
     var trustText = IdeBundle.message("untrusted.project.dialog.trust.button");
     var dontOpenText = IdeBundle.message("untrusted.project.open.dialog.cancel.button");