diff --git a/config/autoload/url-shortener.global.php b/config/autoload/url-shortener.global.php
index 3fe6714a..dd268cb7 100644
--- a/config/autoload/url-shortener.global.php
+++ b/config/autoload/url-shortener.global.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ return [
             'hostname' => env('SHORTENED_URL_HOSTNAME'),
         ],
         'shortcode_chars' => env('SHORTCODE_CHARS', UrlShortener::DEFAULT_CHARS),
+        'validate_url' => true,
     ],
 
 ];
diff --git a/module/CLI/src/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPlugin.php b/module/CLI/src/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPlugin.php
index 82c96ff3..3adcfc30 100644
--- a/module/CLI/src/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPlugin.php
+++ b/module/CLI/src/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPlugin.php
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ class UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPlugin extends AbstractConfigCustomizerPlugin
                 null,
                 true
             ) ?: str_shuffle(UrlShortener::DEFAULT_CHARS),
+            'VALIDATE_URL' => $this->questionHelper->ask(
+                $input,
+                $output,
+                new ConfirmationQuestion(
+                    '<question>Do you want to validate long urls by 200 HTTP status code on response (Y/n):</question>'
+                )
+            ),
         ]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/module/CLI/src/Model/CustomizableAppConfig.php b/module/CLI/src/Model/CustomizableAppConfig.php
index 3db3f94d..5ef42d1f 100644
--- a/module/CLI/src/Model/CustomizableAppConfig.php
+++ b/module/CLI/src/Model/CustomizableAppConfig.php
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ final class CustomizableAppConfig implements ArraySerializableInterface
                 'SCHEMA' => $urlShortener['domain']['schema'],
                 'HOSTNAME' => $urlShortener['domain']['hostname'],
                 'CHARS' => $urlShortener['shortcode_chars'],
+                'VALIDATE_URL' => $urlShortener['validate_url'],
             ]);
         }
     }
@@ -242,6 +243,7 @@ final class CustomizableAppConfig implements ArraySerializableInterface
                     'hostname' => $this->urlShortener['HOSTNAME'],
                 ],
                 'shortcode_chars' => $this->urlShortener['CHARS'],
+                'validate_url' => $this->urlShortener['VALIDATE_URL'],
             ],
         ];
 
diff --git a/module/CLI/test/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest.php b/module/CLI/test/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest.php
index dc2a9f6e..2c396db2 100644
--- a/module/CLI/test/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest.php
+++ b/module/CLI/test/Install/Plugin/UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest.php
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ class UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest extends TestCase
             'SCHEMA' => 'something',
             'HOSTNAME' => 'something',
             'CHARS' => 'something',
+            'VALIDATE_URL' => 'something',
         ], $config->getUrlShortener());
-        $askSecret->shouldHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+        $askSecret->shouldHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ class UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest extends TestCase
             'SCHEMA' => 'bar',
             'HOSTNAME' => 'bar',
             'CHARS' => 'bar',
+            'VALIDATE_URL' => 'bar',
         ]);
 
         $this->plugin->process(new ArrayInput([]), new NullOutput(), $config);
@@ -74,8 +76,9 @@ class UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest extends TestCase
             'SCHEMA' => 'foo',
             'HOSTNAME' => 'foo',
             'CHARS' => 'foo',
+            'VALIDATE_URL' => false,
         ], $config->getUrlShortener());
-        $ask->shouldHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
+        $ask->shouldHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ class UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest extends TestCase
             'SCHEMA' => 'foo',
             'HOSTNAME' => 'foo',
             'CHARS' => 'foo',
+            'VALIDATE_URL' => 'foo',
         ]);
 
         $this->plugin->process(new ArrayInput([]), new NullOutput(), $config);
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class UrlShortenerConfigCustomizerPluginTest extends TestCase
             'SCHEMA' => 'foo',
             'HOSTNAME' => 'foo',
             'CHARS' => 'foo',
+            'VALIDATE_URL' => 'foo',
         ], $config->getUrlShortener());
         $ask->shouldHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     }
diff --git a/module/Common/test/Factory/CacheFactoryTest.php b/module/Common/test/Factory/CacheFactoryTest.php
index 53d7291a..0da1b694 100644
--- a/module/Common/test/Factory/CacheFactoryTest.php
+++ b/module/Common/test/Factory/CacheFactoryTest.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class CacheFactoryTest extends TestCase
      */
     public function filesystemCacheAdaptersReadDirOption()
     {
-        $dir = sys_get_temp_dir();
+        $dir = realpath(sys_get_temp_dir());
         /** @var FilesystemCache $instance */
         $instance = $this->factory->__invoke($this->createSM(FilesystemCache::class, ['dir' => $dir]), '');
         $this->assertInstanceOf(FilesystemCache::class, $instance);
diff --git a/module/Core/config/dependencies.config.php b/module/Core/config/dependencies.config.php
index 9fbd2766..31a4619a 100644
--- a/module/Core/config/dependencies.config.php
+++ b/module/Core/config/dependencies.config.php
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@ return [
         NotFoundDelegate::class => [TemplateRendererInterface::class],
 
         // Services
-        Service\UrlShortener::class => ['httpClient', 'em', Cache::class, 'config.url_shortener.shortcode_chars'],
+        Service\UrlShortener::class => [
+            'httpClient',
+            'em',
+            Cache::class,
+            'config.url_shortener.validate_url',
+            'config.url_shortener.shortcode_chars',
+        ],
         Service\VisitsTracker::class => ['em'],
         Service\ShortUrlService::class => ['em'],
         Service\VisitService::class => ['em'],
diff --git a/module/Core/src/Service/UrlShortener.php b/module/Core/src/Service/UrlShortener.php
index e294fe70..cd282035 100644
--- a/module/Core/src/Service/UrlShortener.php
+++ b/module/Core/src/Service/UrlShortener.php
@@ -46,18 +46,24 @@ class UrlShortener implements UrlShortenerInterface
      * @var SlugifyInterface
      */
     private $slugger;
+    /**
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $urlValidationEnabled;
 
     public function __construct(
         ClientInterface $httpClient,
         EntityManagerInterface $em,
         Cache $cache,
+        $urlValidationEnabled,
         $chars = self::DEFAULT_CHARS,
         SlugifyInterface $slugger = null
     ) {
         $this->httpClient = $httpClient;
         $this->em = $em;
-        $this->chars = empty($chars) ? self::DEFAULT_CHARS : $chars;
         $this->cache = $cache;
+        $this->urlValidationEnabled = $urlValidationEnabled;
+        $this->chars = empty($chars) ? self::DEFAULT_CHARS : $chars;
         $this->slugger = $slugger ?: new Slugify();
     }
 
@@ -91,8 +97,11 @@ class UrlShortener implements UrlShortenerInterface
             return $shortUrl->getShortCode();
         }
 
-        // Check that the URL exists
-        $this->checkUrlExists($url);
+        // Check if the validation of url is enabled in the config
+        if (true === $this->urlValidationEnabled) {
+            // Check that the URL exists
+            $this->checkUrlExists($url);
+        }
         $customSlug = $this->processCustomSlug($customSlug);
 
         // Transactionally insert the short url, then generate the short code and finally update the short code
diff --git a/module/Core/test/Service/UrlShortenerTest.php b/module/Core/test/Service/UrlShortenerTest.php
index 7a1c93c6..5b32c49d 100644
--- a/module/Core/test/Service/UrlShortenerTest.php
+++ b/module/Core/test/Service/UrlShortenerTest.php
@@ -69,10 +69,19 @@ class UrlShortenerTest extends TestCase
         $this->cache = new ArrayCache();
         $this->slugger = $this->prophesize(SlugifyInterface::class);
 
+        $this->setUrlShortener(false);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param bool $urlValidationEnabled
+     */
+    public function setUrlShortener($urlValidationEnabled)
+    {
         $this->urlShortener = new UrlShortener(
             $this->httpClient->reveal(),
             $this->em->reveal(),
             $this->cache,
+            $urlValidationEnabled,
             UrlShortener::DEFAULT_CHARS,
             $this->slugger->reveal()
         );
@@ -110,6 +119,8 @@ class UrlShortenerTest extends TestCase
      */
     public function exceptionIsThrownWhenUrlDoesNotExist()
     {
+        $this->setUrlShortener(true);
+
         $this->httpClient->request(Argument::cetera())->willThrow(
             new ClientException('', $this->prophesize(Request::class)->reveal())
         );