diff --git a/cmd/flag/encryption.go b/cmd/flag/encryption.go
index 37a39c7..dc58feb 100644
--- a/cmd/flag/encryption.go
+++ b/cmd/flag/encryption.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 type EncryptionFlagValues struct {
 	Encryption           bool
+	NoEncryption         bool
 	IgnoreMeta           bool
 	Mode                 commons.EncryptionMode
 	modeInput            string
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type EncryptionFlagValues struct {
 
 type DecryptionFlagValues struct {
 	Decryption     bool
+	NoDecryption   bool
 	IgnoreMeta     bool
 	Key            string
 	PrivateKeyPath string
@@ -32,35 +34,44 @@ var (
 
 func SetEncryptionFlags(command *cobra.Command) {
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&encryptionFlagValues.Encryption, "encrypt", false, "Encrypt files")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&encryptionFlagValues.NoEncryption, "no_encrypt", false, "Disable encryption forcefully")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&encryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta, "ignore_meta", false, "Ignore encryption config via metadata")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&encryptionFlagValues.modeInput, "encrypt_mode", "ssh", "Encryption mode ('winscp', 'pgp', or 'ssh')")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&encryptionFlagValues.Key, "encrypt_key", "", "Encryption key for 'winscp' and 'pgp' mode")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&encryptionFlagValues.PublicPrivateKeyPath, "encrypt_pub_key", commons.GetDefaultPublicKeyPath(), "Encryption public (or private) key for 'ssh' mode")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&encryptionFlagValues.TempPath, "encrypt_temp", os.TempDir(), "Specify temp directory path for encrypting files")
-
 }
 
 func SetDecryptionFlags(command *cobra.Command) {
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&decryptionFlagValues.Decryption, "decrypt", false, "Decrypt files")
+	command.Flags().BoolVar(&decryptionFlagValues.NoDecryption, "no_decrypt", false, "Disable decryption forcefully")
 	command.Flags().BoolVar(&decryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta, "ignore_meta", false, "Ignore decryption config via metadata")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&decryptionFlagValues.Key, "decrypt_key", "", "Decryption key for 'winscp' and 'pgp' mode")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&decryptionFlagValues.PrivateKeyPath, "decrypt_priv_key", commons.GetDefaultPrivateKeyPath(), "Decryption private key for 'ssh' mode")
 	command.Flags().StringVar(&decryptionFlagValues.TempPath, "decrypt_temp", os.TempDir(), "Specify temp directory path for decrypting files")
 }
 
-func GetEncryptionFlagValues() *EncryptionFlagValues {
+func GetEncryptionFlagValues(command *cobra.Command) *EncryptionFlagValues {
 	encryptionFlagValues.Mode = commons.GetEncryptionMode(encryptionFlagValues.modeInput)
-	if len(encryptionFlagValues.Key) > 0 {
+	if command.Flags().Changed("encrypt_key") && len(encryptionFlagValues.Key) > 0 {
 		encryptionFlagValues.Encryption = true
 	}
 
+	if encryptionFlagValues.NoEncryption {
+		encryptionFlagValues.Encryption = false
+	}
+
 	return &encryptionFlagValues
 }
 
-func GetDecryptionFlagValues() *DecryptionFlagValues {
-	if len(decryptionFlagValues.Key) > 0 {
+func GetDecryptionFlagValues(command *cobra.Command) *DecryptionFlagValues {
+	if command.Flags().Changed("decrypt_key") && len(decryptionFlagValues.Key) > 0 {
 		decryptionFlagValues.Decryption = true
 	}
 
+	if decryptionFlagValues.NoDecryption {
+		decryptionFlagValues.Decryption = false
+	}
+
 	return &decryptionFlagValues
 }
diff --git a/cmd/subcmd/get.go b/cmd/subcmd/get.go
index 2276d51..0d8f057 100644
--- a/cmd/subcmd/get.go
+++ b/cmd/subcmd/get.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func processGetCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	differentialTransferFlagValues := flag.GetDifferentialTransferFlagValues()
 	noRootFlagValues := flag.GetNoRootFlagValues()
 	syncFlagValues := flag.GetSyncFlagValues()
-	decryptionFlagValues := flag.GetDecryptionFlagValues()
+	decryptionFlagValues := flag.GetDecryptionFlagValues(command)
 	postTransferFlagValues := flag.GetPostTransferFlagValues()
 
 	maxConnectionNum := parallelTransferFlagValues.ThreadNumber + 2 // 2 for metadata op
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func getOne(parallelJobManager *commons.ParallelJobManager, inputPathMap map[str
 	}
 
 	// load encryption config from meta
-	if !decryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta {
+	if !decryptionFlagValues.NoDecryption && !decryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta {
 		sourceDir := sourcePath
 		if !sourceEntry.IsDir() {
 			sourceDir = commons.GetDir(sourcePath)
diff --git a/cmd/subcmd/ls.go b/cmd/subcmd/ls.go
index 4c5de09..77b2ee4 100644
--- a/cmd/subcmd/ls.go
+++ b/cmd/subcmd/ls.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func processLsCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	ticketAccessFlagValues := flag.GetTicketAccessFlagValues()
 	listFlagValues := flag.GetListFlagValues()
-	decryptionFlagValues := flag.GetDecryptionFlagValues()
+	decryptionFlagValues := flag.GetDecryptionFlagValues(command)
 
 	appConfig := commons.GetConfig()
 
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func listOne(fs *irodsclient_fs.FileSystem, sourcePath string, listFlagValues *f
 	}
 
 	// load encryption config from meta
-	if !decryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta {
+	if !decryptionFlagValues.NoDecryption && !decryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta {
 		sourceDir := sourcePath
 		if !sourceEntry.IsDir() {
 			sourceDir = commons.GetDir(sourcePath)
diff --git a/cmd/subcmd/put.go b/cmd/subcmd/put.go
index cdf3a22..8cdf750 100644
--- a/cmd/subcmd/put.go
+++ b/cmd/subcmd/put.go
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func processPutCommand(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	differentialTransferFlagValues := flag.GetDifferentialTransferFlagValues()
 	noRootFlagValues := flag.GetNoRootFlagValues()
 	syncFlagValues := flag.GetSyncFlagValues()
-	encryptionFlagValues := flag.GetEncryptionFlagValues()
+	encryptionFlagValues := flag.GetEncryptionFlagValues(command)
 	postTransferFlagValues := flag.GetPostTransferFlagValues()
 
 	maxConnectionNum := parallelTransferFlagValues.ThreadNumber + 2 // 2 for metadata op
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func putOne(parallelJobManager *commons.ParallelJobManager, inputPathMap map[str
 	}
 
 	// load encryption config from meta
-	if !encryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta {
+	if !encryptionFlagValues.NoEncryption && !encryptionFlagValues.IgnoreMeta {
 		targetDir := targetPath
 		targetEntry, err := filesystem.Stat(targetPath)
 		if err != nil {