diff --git a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/impl/cloud/CommandECloudDownload.java b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/impl/cloud/CommandECloudDownload.java
index 060d56c..2df77fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/impl/cloud/CommandECloudDownload.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/clip/placeholderapi/commands/impl/cloud/CommandECloudDownload.java
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ public final class CommandECloudDownload extends PlaceholderCommand {
             .anyMatch(s -> s.equalsIgnoreCase(name));
   }
 
+  private boolean areUnverifiedExpansionsAllowed(@NotNull final PlaceholderAPIPlugin plugin) {
+    String env = System.getenv("PAPI_ALLOW_UNVERIFIED_EXPANSIONS");
+    if (env != null) {
+      switch (env.toLowerCase()) {
+        case "true":
+        case "yes":
+        case "1":
+          return true;
+        case "false":
+        case "no":
+        case "0":
+          return false;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return plugin.getPlaceholderAPIConfig().cloudAllowUnverifiedExpansions();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void evaluate(@NotNull final PlaceholderAPIPlugin plugin,
       @NotNull final CommandSender sender, @NotNull final String alias,
@@ -72,7 +90,7 @@ public final class CommandECloudDownload extends PlaceholderCommand {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (!expansion.isVerified() && !plugin.getPlaceholderAPIConfig().cloudAllowUnverifiedExpansions()) {
+    if (!expansion.isVerified() && !this.areUnverifiedExpansionsAllowed(plugin)) {
       Msg.msg(sender, "&cThe expansion '&f" + params.get(0) + "&c' is not verified and can only be downloaded manually from &fhttps://placeholderapi.com/ecloud");
       return;
     }