diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.cpp b/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.cpp
index 4d9d68c5b..88201f39a 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.cpp
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.cpp
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui(new Ui::CMatchingForm)
         {
             ui->setupUi(this);
-            connect(ui->rb_Reduction, &QRadioButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::onAlgorithmChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            connect(ui->rb_Reduction,         &QRadioButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::onAlgorithmChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
             connect(ui->rb_ScoreAndReduction, &QRadioButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::onAlgorithmChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-            connect(ui->rb_ScoreOnly, &QRadioButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::onAlgorithmChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-            connect(ui->pb_ResetAlgorithm, &QPushButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::resetByAlgorithm, Qt::QueuedConnection);
-            connect(ui->pb_ResetAll, &QPushButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::resetAll, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            connect(ui->rb_ScoreOnly,         &QRadioButton::released, this, &CMatchingForm::onAlgorithmChanged, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            connect(ui->pb_ResetAlgorithm,    &QPushButton::released,  this, &CMatchingForm::resetByAlgorithm,   Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            connect(ui->pb_ResetAll,          &QPushButton::released,  this, &CMatchingForm::resetAll,           Qt::QueuedConnection);
         }
 
         CMatchingForm::~CMatchingForm()
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(ui->cb_ModelSetRemoveFailed, readonly);
             CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(ui->cb_ModelFailedFailover, readonly);
             CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(ui->cb_ModelSetVerification, readonly);
+            CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(ui->cb_ModelSetVerificationOnlyErrorWarning, readonly);
             CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(ui->cb_CategoryGlider, readonly);
             CGuiUtility::checkBoxReadOnly(ui->cb_CategoryMilitaryAircraft, readonly);
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->cb_ModelSetRemoveFailed->setChecked(mode.testFlag(CAircraftMatcherSetup::ModelSetRemoveFailedModel) || mode.testFlag(CAircraftMatcherSetup::ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded));
             ui->cb_ModelFailedFailover->setChecked(mode.testFlag(CAircraftMatcherSetup::ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded));
             ui->cb_ModelSetVerification->setChecked(mode.testFlag(CAircraftMatcherSetup::ModelVerificationAtStartup));
+            ui->cb_ModelSetVerificationOnlyErrorWarning->setChecked(mode.testFlag(CAircraftMatcherSetup::ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError));
 
             this->setMatchingAlgorithm(setup);
             this->setPickStrategy(setup);
@@ -138,7 +140,8 @@ namespace BlackGui
                        ui->cb_CategoryMilitaryAircraft->isChecked(),
                        ui->cb_ScoreIgnoreZeros->isChecked(), ui->cb_ScorePreferColorLiveries->isChecked(),
                        ui->cb_ExclNoDbData->isChecked(), ui->cb_ExclNoExcludedModels->isChecked(),
-                       ui->cb_ModelSetVerification->isChecked(), ui->cb_ModelSetRemoveFailed->isChecked(),
+                       ui->cb_ModelSetVerification->isChecked(),  ui->cb_ModelSetVerificationOnlyErrorWarning->isChecked(),
+                       ui->cb_ModelSetRemoveFailed->isChecked(),
                        ui->cb_ModelFailedFailover->isChecked()
                    );
         }
diff --git a/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.ui b/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.ui
index 20c4965a0..af79352eb 100644
--- a/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.ui
+++ b/src/blackgui/editors/matchingform.ui
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>
+      <item row="0" column="1">
+       <widget class="QCheckBox" name="cb_ModelSetVerificationOnlyErrorWarning">
+        <property name="text">
+         <string>dialog only if wanrings/error</string>
+        </property>
+       </widget>
+      </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>
    </item>
@@ -305,7 +312,6 @@
   </layout>
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
-  <tabstop>rb_Reduction</tabstop>
   <tabstop>rb_ScoreOnly</tabstop>
   <tabstop>rb_ScoreAndReduction</tabstop>
   <tabstop>pb_ResetAlgorithm</tabstop>
@@ -324,12 +330,15 @@
   <tabstop>cb_CategoryGlider</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_CategoryMilitaryAircraft</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ModelSetVerification</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>cb_ModelSetVerificationOnlyErrorWarning</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ModelSetRemoveFailed</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ModelFailedFailover</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ExclNoExcludedModels</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ExclNoDbData</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ScorePreferColorLiveries</tabstop>
   <tabstop>cb_ScoreIgnoreZeros</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>pb_ResetAll</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>rb_Reduction</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
  <resources/>
  <connections/>
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.cpp b/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.cpp
index 9e8d07e1e..500aae020 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.cpp
+++ b/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             static const QString exExcl("excl.excluded");
             static const QString removeFromModelSet("rem.from model set");
             static const QString verification("Verify models at startup");
+            static const QString verificationWarn("Show only validation warnings/errors");
             static const QString modelFailedAdded("Replace models failed to be added");
             static const QString categoryGlider("glider categories");
             static const QString categoryMilitary("military categories");
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             case ExcludeNoExcluded:          return exExcl;
             case ModelSetRemoveFailedModel:  return removeFromModelSet;
             case ModelVerificationAtStartup: return verification;
+            case ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError:   return verificationWarn;
             case ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded: return modelFailedAdded;
             default: break;
             }
@@ -202,6 +204,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             if (mode.testFlag(ScorePreferColorLiveries))   { modes << modeFlagToString(ScorePreferColorLiveries); }
             if (mode.testFlag(ModelSetRemoveFailedModel))  { modes << modeFlagToString(ModelSetRemoveFailedModel); }
             if (mode.testFlag(ModelVerificationAtStartup)) { modes << modeFlagToString(ModelVerificationAtStartup); }
+            if (mode.testFlag(ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError))   { modes << modeFlagToString(ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError); }
             if (mode.testFlag(ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded)) { modes << modeFlagToString(ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded); }
 
             return modes.join(", ");
@@ -231,7 +234,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             bool byGliderCategory, bool byMilitaryCategory,
             bool scoreIgnoreZeros, bool scorePreferColorLiveries,
             bool excludeNoDbData, bool excludeNoExcluded,
-            bool modelVerification, bool modelSetRemoveFailedModel, bool modelFailover)
+            bool modelVerification, bool modelVerificationWarnError,
+            bool modelSetRemoveFailedModel, bool modelFailover)
         {
             if (modelFailover) { modelSetRemoveFailedModel = true; } // otherwise this does not make sense
 
@@ -252,7 +256,8 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             if (excludeNoExcluded)         { mode |= ExcludeNoExcluded; }
             if (modelSetRemoveFailedModel) { mode |= ModelSetRemoveFailedModel; }
             if (modelVerification)         { mode |= ModelVerificationAtStartup; }
-            if (modelFailover)             { mode |= ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded; }
+            if (modelVerificationWarnError) { mode |= ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError; }
+            if (modelFailover)              { mode |= ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded; }
             return mode;
         }
     } // namespace
diff --git a/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.h b/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.h
index 119995d77..46832155a 100644
--- a/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.h
+++ b/src/blackmisc/simulation/aircraftmatchersetup.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                 // --- model set ---
                 ModelSetRemoveFailedModel        = 1 << 15,
                 ModelVerificationAtStartup       = 1 << 16,
+                ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError   = 1 << 18, // later added, hence 18
                 ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded = 1 << 17,
 
                 // --- others ---
@@ -116,6 +117,10 @@ namespace BlackMisc
             //! \sa ModelVerificationOnStartup
             bool doVerificationAtStartup() const { return this->getMatchingMode().testFlag(ModelVerificationAtStartup); }
 
+            //! Verification only shown for warning/errors?
+            //! \sa ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError
+            bool onlyShowVerificationWarningsAndErrors() const { return this->getMatchingMode().testFlag(ModelVerificationOnlyWarnError); }
+
             //! Failover if model cannot be loaded
             //! \sa ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded
             bool doModelAddFailover() const { return this->getMatchingMode().testFlag(ModelFailoverIfNoModelCanBeAdded); }
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ namespace BlackMisc
                                              bool byForceMilitary, bool byForceCivilian,
                                              bool byVtol, bool byGliderCategory, bool byMilitaryCategory,
                                              bool scoreIgnoreZeros,  bool scorePreferColorLiveries,  bool excludeNoDbData, bool excludeNoExcluded,
-                                             bool modelVerification, bool modelSetRemoveFailedModel, bool modelFailover);
+                                             bool modelVerification, bool modelVerificationWarnError, bool modelSetRemoveFailedModel, bool modelFailover);
 
         private:
             int m_algorithm = static_cast<int>(MatchingStepwiseReducePlusScoreBased);