diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/esx_vm_create.rb b/lib/chef/knife/esx_vm_create.rb
index a64f023..5165267 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/esx_vm_create.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/esx_vm_create.rb
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ class EsxVmCreate < Knife
         :long => "--no-host-key-verify",
         :description => "Disable host key verification",
         :boolean => true,
-        :default => false
+        :default => false,
+        :proc => Proc.new { true }
 
       def tcp_test_ssh(hostname)
         tcp_socket = TCPSocket.new(hostname, 22)
diff --git a/lib/knife-esx/version.rb b/lib/knife-esx/version.rb
index 0e1a0cf..7af9926 100644
--- a/lib/knife-esx/version.rb
+++ b/lib/knife-esx/version.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module Knife
   module ESX 
-    VERSION = "0.1.2"
+    VERSION = "0.1.3"
     MAJOR, MINOR, TINY = VERSION.split('.')
   end
 end