diff --git a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/load/DefaultDataLoaderFactory.java b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/load/DefaultDataLoaderFactory.java
index a9bf69fb38..82ec50a00e 100644
--- a/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/load/DefaultDataLoaderFactory.java
+++ b/symmetric-core/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/load/DefaultDataLoaderFactory.java
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ protected DatabaseWriterSettings buildDatabaseWriterSettings(List<IDatabaseWrite
             List<IDatabaseWriterErrorHandler> errorHandlers, List<? extends Conflict> conflictSettings,
             List<ResolvedData> resolvedDatas) {
         DatabaseWriterSettings settings = buildParameterDatabaseWritterSettings();
+        settings.setLoadOnlyNode(engine.getParameterService().is(ParameterConstants.NODE_LOAD_ONLY));
         settings.setDatabaseWriterFilters(filters);
         settings.setDatabaseWriterErrorHandlers(errorHandlers);
         
diff --git a/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DatabaseWriterSettings.java b/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DatabaseWriterSettings.java
index 92f7ecc972..3a87bb3ae5 100644
--- a/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DatabaseWriterSettings.java
+++ b/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DatabaseWriterSettings.java
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public class DatabaseWriterSettings {
     
     protected boolean logConflictResolution = false;
     
+    protected boolean loadOnlyNode = false;
+    
     protected String textColumnExpression;
 
     protected Map<String, Conflict> conflictSettingsByChannel;
@@ -303,4 +305,12 @@ public void setApplyChangesOnly(boolean applyChangesOnly) {
     public boolean isApplyChangesOnly() {
         return applyChangesOnly;
     }
+
+    public boolean isLoadOnlyNode() {
+        return loadOnlyNode;
+    }
+
+    public void setLoadOnlyNode(boolean loadOnlyNode) {
+        this.loadOnlyNode = loadOnlyNode;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DefaultDatabaseWriterConflictResolver.java b/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DefaultDatabaseWriterConflictResolver.java
index 4780cdcd43..9ff5f2d0aa 100644
--- a/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DefaultDatabaseWriterConflictResolver.java
+++ b/symmetric-io/src/main/java/org/jumpmind/symmetric/io/data/writer/DefaultDatabaseWriterConflictResolver.java
@@ -126,8 +126,9 @@ protected boolean isCaptureTimeNewer(Conflict conflict, AbstractDatabaseWriter w
         Timestamp loadingTs = data.getAttribute(CsvData.ATTRIBUTE_CREATE_TIME);
         Date existingTs = null;
         String existingNodeId = null;
+        boolean isLoadOnlyNode = databaseWriter.getWriterSettings().isLoadOnlyNode();
 
-        if (loadingTs != null) {
+        if (loadingTs != null && !isLoadOnlyNode) {
             if (log.isDebugEnabled()) {
                 log.debug("Finding last capture time for table {} with pk of {}", targetTable.getName(), ArrayUtils.toString(pkData));
             }
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ protected boolean isCaptureTimeNewer(Conflict conflict, AbstractDatabaseWriter w
             }
         }
 
-        boolean isWinner = existingTs == null || (loadingTs != null && (loadingTs.getTime() > existingTs.getTime() 
+        boolean isWinner = isLoadOnlyNode || existingTs == null || (loadingTs != null && (loadingTs.getTime() > existingTs.getTime() 
                 || (loadingTs.getTime() == existingTs.getTime() && writer.getContext().getBatch().getSourceNodeId().hashCode() > existingNodeId.hashCode())));
         writer.getContext().put(DatabaseConstants.IS_CONFLICT_WINNER, isWinner);