diff --git a/ansible/roles/learning-service/templates/application.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/learning-service/templates/application.conf.j2
index 7aa0a428b6..7948111ef1 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/learning-service/templates/application.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/learning-service/templates/application.conf.j2
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ audit.es_conn_info="{{ audit_es_index_host  }}"
 assessment.keyspace.name="{{ content_keyspace_name }}"
 assessment.keyspace.table="question_data"
 
+collection.only_published_children=true
+
 # Actor System Configuration
 LearningActorSystem {
   akka {
@@ -284,3 +286,5 @@ content.tagging.property="subject,medium"
 
 # Search Service Config
 kp.search_service.base_url="{{ kp_search_service_base_url }}"
+
+indexHtmlValidation.env=false
diff --git a/platform-modules/content-manager/src/main/java/org/ekstep/content/operation/finalizer/ReviewFinalizer.java b/platform-modules/content-manager/src/main/java/org/ekstep/content/operation/finalizer/ReviewFinalizer.java
index 22dc25785a..5e53c864d1 100644
--- a/platform-modules/content-manager/src/main/java/org/ekstep/content/operation/finalizer/ReviewFinalizer.java
+++ b/platform-modules/content-manager/src/main/java/org/ekstep/content/operation/finalizer/ReviewFinalizer.java
@@ -255,7 +255,9 @@ private void validateResource(String collectionId){
 				notPublishedList.add(resource.getIdentifier());
 			}
 		}
-		if(CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(notPublishedList)){
+		Boolean childPublishEnabled = Platform.config.hasPath("collection.only_published_children") ? 
+			Platform.config.getBoolean("collection.only_published_children") : true;
+		if(!childPublishEnabled && CollectionUtils.isNotEmpty(notPublishedList)){
 			TelemetryManager.error("Collection: " + collectionId + " has unpublished resources:: " + notPublishedList);
 			throw new ClientException("ERR_COLLECTION_WITH_UNPUBLISHED_RESOURCE", "Collection: " + collectionId + " has unpublished resources:: " + notPublishedList);
 		}