diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90b889c..000d161 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ dist/
 build/
 venv/
 .venv/
+src/cotea_dev_run.py
diff --git a/src/cotea/consts.py b/src/cotea/consts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f557acc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cotea/consts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+COTEA_CONFIG_DIR="~"
+COTEA_CONFIG_FILE_NAME="cotea_config.ini"
+COTEA_CONFIG_SECTION_NAME="COTEA_CONF"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cotea/cotea_config.py b/src/cotea/cotea_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d173d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cotea/cotea_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import os
+import configparser
+import cotea.consts as consts
+
+
+class cotea_config:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.conf = {}
+
+        # default values
+        self.conf["continue_on_fail"] = False
+    
+
+    def load_from_file(self, config_path):
+        if os.path.isfile(config_path):
+            confparser_obj = configparser.ConfigParser()
+            confparser_obj.read(config_path)
+            section_name = consts.COTEA_CONFIG_SECTION_NAME
+            
+            if section_name in confparser_obj:
+                section = confparser_obj[section_name]
+
+                for key in self.conf:
+                    if key in section:
+                        value = section[key]
+
+                        if value == "True":
+                            value = True
+                        elif value == "False":
+                            value = False
+                        
+                        self.conf[key] = value
+        
+        
+    def get_conf_param(self, param_name):
+        if param_name in self.conf:
+            return self.conf[param_name]
+        
+        return None
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/cotea/debug_utils.py b/src/cotea/debug_utils.py
index 1248faf..eab22dd 100644
--- a/src/cotea/debug_utils.py
+++ b/src/cotea/debug_utils.py
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ def pretty_print_task(task: Task):
 
 def interactive_discotech(failed_task: Task, r: runner):
     print("\nINTERACTIVE MODE")
+
+    if r.continue_on_fail:
+        return
     
     while True:
         command = get_string_from_input("Enter command: ")
diff --git a/src/cotea/runner.py b/src/cotea/runner.py
index 72c0410..620740c 100644
--- a/src/cotea/runner.py
+++ b/src/cotea/runner.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-import json
 import os
+import json
 import threading
 
+import cotea.consts as consts
 import cotea.utils as cotea_utils
 
 # during the imports ansible global objects are created
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
 from cotea.wrappers.iterator_add_task_wrapper import iterator_add_task_wrapper
 from cotea.progress_bar import ansible_progress_bar
 from cotea.ansible_execution_tree import AnsibleExecTree
+from cotea.cotea_config import cotea_config
 
 import logging
 
@@ -49,6 +51,16 @@ def __init__(self, pb_path, arg_maker, debug_mod=None, show_progress_bar=False,
 
         self.pb_path = pb_path
         self.arg_maker = arg_maker
+        
+        # cotea config init and fetch
+        self.cotea_conf = cotea_config()
+
+        config_file_dir = os.path.expanduser(consts.COTEA_CONFIG_DIR)
+        config_file_name = consts.COTEA_CONFIG_FILE_NAME
+        config_file_path = os.path.join(config_file_dir, config_file_name)
+
+        self.cotea_conf.load_from_file(config_file_path)
+        self.continue_on_fail = self.cotea_conf.get_conf_param("continue_on_fail")
 
         self.logger = logging.getLogger("RUNNER")
 
diff --git a/src/cotea_config.ini b/src/cotea_config.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54de24d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cotea_config.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[COTEA_CONF]
+continue_on_fail = False