diff --git a/gpoa/gpupdate b/gpoa/gpupdate
index 3f26f4f..6d193d7 100755
--- a/gpoa/gpupdate
+++ b/gpoa/gpupdate
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 import pwd
 import signal
+from storage import Dconf_registry
 
 from util.users import (
     is_root
@@ -83,6 +84,11 @@ def parse_cli_arguments():
         type=int,
         default=5,
         help='Set logging verbosity level')
+    argparser.add_argument('-f',
+        '--force',
+        action='store_true',
+        default=False,
+        help='Force GPT download')
     argparser.add_argument('-s',
         '--system',
         action='store_true',
@@ -165,6 +171,7 @@ def main():
     gettext.bindtextdomain('gpoa', '/usr/lib/python3/site-packages/gpoa/locale')
     gettext.textdomain('gpoa')
     set_loglevel(args.loglevel)
+    Dconf_registry._force = args.force
     gpo_appliers = runner_factory(args, process_target(args.target))
 
     if gpo_appliers:
diff --git a/gpoa/util/dbus.py b/gpoa/util/dbus.py
index 26a3bec..74551d3 100644
--- a/gpoa/util/dbus.py
+++ b/gpoa/util/dbus.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import dbus
 
 from .logging import log
 from .users import is_root
+from storage import Dconf_registry
 
 
 class dbus_runner:
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ class dbus_runner:
         if self.username:
             logdata = dict({'username': self.username})
             log('D6', logdata)
+            gpupdate = 'gpupdate' if not Dconf_registry._force else 'gpupdate_force'
             if is_root():
                 # oddjobd-gpupdate's ACL allows access to this method
                 # only for superuser. This method is called via PAM
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ class dbus_runner:
                     result = self.system_bus.call_blocking(self.bus_name,
                         self._object_path,
                         self.interface_name,
-                        'gpupdate',
+                        gpupdate,
                         None,
                         [],
                         timeout=self._synchronous_timeout)
@@ -106,11 +108,12 @@ class dbus_runner:
                     raise exc
         else:
             log('D11')
+            gpupdate_computer = 'gpupdate_computer' if not Dconf_registry._force else 'gpupdate_computer_force'
             try:
                 result = self.system_bus.call_blocking(self.bus_name,
                     self._object_path,
                     self.interface_name,
-                    'gpupdate_computer',
+                    gpupdate_computer,
                     None,
                     # The following positional parameter is called "args".
                     # There is no official documentation for it.