diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4661566..87a9f9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@ecentrics/eth-identity-provider",
-  "version": "0.1.3",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "description": "An Ethereum orbit-db-identity-provider.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "author": "Ezerous <ezerous@gmail.com>",
diff --git a/src/ΕthereumContractIdentityProvider.js b/src/ΕthereumContractIdentityProvider.js
index 3afd3d7..424af43 100644
--- a/src/ΕthereumContractIdentityProvider.js
+++ b/src/ΕthereumContractIdentityProvider.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class EthereumContractIdentityProvider extends IdentityProvider {
   }
 
   async signIdentity(data) {
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') { // Don't sign repeatedly while in development
+    if (EthereumContractIdentityProvider.storeAuthDataLocally) {
       console.debug(`${LOGGING_PREFIX}Attempting to find stored Orbit identity data...`);
       const signaturePubKey = await getIdentitySignaturePubKey(data);
       if (signaturePubKey) {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class EthereumContractIdentityProvider extends IdentityProvider {
   async doSignIdentity(data) {
     try {
       const signaturePubKey = await EthereumContractIdentityProvider.web3.eth.personal.sign(data, this.userAddress, '');
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+      if (EthereumContractIdentityProvider.storeAuthDataLocally) {
         storeIdentitySignaturePubKey(data, signaturePubKey)
             .then(() => {
               console.debug(`${LOGGING_PREFIX}Successfully stored current Orbit identity data.`);
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ class EthereumContractIdentityProvider extends IdentityProvider {
     EthereumContractIdentityProvider.contractAddress = contractAddress;
   }
 
+  // Opt to store auth data locally to avoid repeating MetaMask signing prompts
+  static setStoreAuthDataLocally(storeAuthDataLocally) {
+    EthereumContractIdentityProvider.storeAuthDataLocally = storeAuthDataLocally;
+  }
+
   static splitId(id) {
     const regex = /(0x.*)(0x.*)/g;
     const match = regex.exec(id);
diff --git a/src/ΕthereumIdentityProvider.js b/src/ΕthereumIdentityProvider.js
index e8bd321..36c2f70 100644
--- a/src/ΕthereumIdentityProvider.js
+++ b/src/ΕthereumIdentityProvider.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class EthereumIdentityProvider extends IdentityProvider {
 
   // Data to be signed is identity.publicKey + identity.signatures.id
   async signIdentity(data) {
-    if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') { // Don't sign repeatedly while in development
+    if (EthereumIdentityProvider.storeAuthDataLocally) {
       console.debug(`${LOGGING_PREFIX}Attempting to find stored Orbit identity data...`);
       const signaturePubKey = await getIdentitySignaturePubKey(data);
       if (signaturePubKey) {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class EthereumIdentityProvider extends IdentityProvider {
   async doSignIdentity(data) {
     try {
       const signaturePubKey = await EthereumIdentityProvider.web3.eth.personal.sign(data, this.id, '');
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+      if (EthereumIdentityProvider.storeAuthDataLocally) {
         storeIdentitySignaturePubKey(data, signaturePubKey)
             .then(() => {
               console.debug(`${LOGGING_PREFIX}Successfully stored current Orbit identity data.`);
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ class EthereumIdentityProvider extends IdentityProvider {
   static setWeb3(web3) {
     EthereumIdentityProvider.web3 = web3;
   }
+
+  // Opt to store auth data locally to avoid repeating MetaMask signing prompts
+  static setStoreAuthDataLocally(storeAuthDataLocally) {
+    EthereumIdentityProvider.storeAuthDataLocally = storeAuthDataLocally;
+  }
 }
 
 EthereumIdentityProvider.web3 = {};