diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/BasicCassandraPersistentEntity.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/BasicCassandraPersistentEntity.java
index a87e226be..e87149fa1 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/BasicCassandraPersistentEntity.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/BasicCassandraPersistentEntity.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public class BasicCassandraPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T,
 	protected CassandraMappingContext mappingContext;
 	protected final SpelExpressionParser spelParser;
 	protected final StandardEvaluationContext spelContext;
-	protected CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier = new DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier();
+	protected static final CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier DEFAULT_VERIFIER = new DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier();
+	protected CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier = DEFAULT_VERIFIER;
 
 	public BasicCassandraPersistentEntity(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation) {
 		this(typeInformation, null);
@@ -64,6 +65,18 @@ public class BasicCassandraPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T,
 	 * @param typeInformation
 	 */
 	public BasicCassandraPersistentEntity(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation, CassandraMappingContext mappingContext) {
+		this(typeInformation, mappingContext, DEFAULT_VERIFIER);
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a new {@link BasicCassandraPersistentEntity} with the given {@link TypeInformation}. Will default the table
+	 * name to the entity's simple type name.
+	 * 
+	 * @param typeInformation
+	 */
+	public BasicCassandraPersistentEntity(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation, CassandraMappingContext mappingContext,
+			CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier) {
 
 		super(typeInformation, CassandraPersistentPropertyComparator.IT);
 
@@ -71,6 +84,8 @@ public class BasicCassandraPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T,
 		this.spelContext = new StandardEvaluationContext();
 		this.mappingContext = mappingContext;
 
+		setVerifier(verifier);
+
 		determineTableName();
 	}
 
@@ -156,6 +171,22 @@ public class BasicCassandraPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicPersistentEntity<T,
 	@Override
 	public void verify() throws MappingException {
 		super.verify();
-		verifier.verify(this);
+		if (verifier != null) {
+			verifier.verify(this);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return Returns the verifier.
+	 */
+	public CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier getVerifier() {
+		return verifier;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param verifier The verifier to set.
+	 */
+	public void setVerifier(CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier) {
+		this.verifier = verifier;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CachingCassandraPersistentEntity.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CachingCassandraPersistentEntity.java
index eec3d79a5..fdc7d540d 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CachingCassandraPersistentEntity.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CachingCassandraPersistentEntity.java
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ public class CachingCassandraPersistentEntity<T> extends BasicCassandraPersisten
 		super(typeInformation, mappingContext);
 	}
 
+	public CachingCassandraPersistentEntity(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation, CassandraMappingContext mappingContext,
+			CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier) {
+		super(typeInformation, mappingContext, verifier);
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getTableName() {
 		if (tableName == null) {
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CassandraMappingContext.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CassandraMappingContext.java
index 06bf6fe15..7759b1b73 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CassandraMappingContext.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/CassandraMappingContext.java
@@ -71,4 +71,9 @@ public interface CassandraMappingContext extends
 	 * given type.
 	 */
 	boolean contains(Class<?> type);
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets a verifier other than the {@link DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier}
+	 */
+	void setVerifier(CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier);
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraMappingContext.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraMappingContext.java
index ff7747400..981e9f05b 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraMappingContext.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraMappingContext.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class DefaultCassandraMappingContext extends
 	protected ApplicationContext context;
 	protected Mapping mapping = new Mapping();
 	protected ClassLoader beanClassLoader;
+	protected CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier = new DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier();
 
 	// useful caches
 	protected Map<String, Set<CassandraPersistentEntity<?>>> entitySetsByTableName = new HashMap<String, Set<CassandraPersistentEntity<?>>>();
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ public class DefaultCassandraMappingContext extends
 	@Override
 	protected <T> CassandraPersistentEntity<T> createPersistentEntity(TypeInformation<T> typeInformation) {
 
-		CassandraPersistentEntity<T> entity = new CachingCassandraPersistentEntity<T>(typeInformation, this);
+		CassandraPersistentEntity<T> entity = new CachingCassandraPersistentEntity<T>(typeInformation, this, verifier);
 
 		if (context != null) {
 			entity.setApplicationContext(context);
@@ -262,4 +263,18 @@ public class DefaultCassandraMappingContext extends
 	public boolean contains(Class<?> type) {
 		return entitiesByType.containsKey(type);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return Returns the verifier.
+	 */
+	public CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier getVerifier() {
+		return verifier;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param verifier The verifier to set.
+	 */
+	public void setVerifier(CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier verifier) {
+		this.verifier = verifier;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier.java b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier.java
index e1d24141d..9bc36d796 100644
--- a/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier.java
+++ b/spring-data-cassandra/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/cassandra/mapping/DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.cassandra.core.PrimaryKeyType;
 import org.springframework.data.annotation.Persistent;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyHandler;
@@ -34,6 +36,10 @@ import org.springframework.data.mapping.model.MappingException;
  */
 public class DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier implements CassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier {
 
+	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier.class);
+
+	protected boolean strict = false;
+
 	@Override
 	public void verify(CassandraPersistentEntity<?> entity) throws MappingException {
 
@@ -157,8 +163,12 @@ public class DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier implements Cassand
 					throw new NoSuchMethodException();
 				}
 			} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-				exceptions.add(new MappingException(
-						"@PrimaryKeyClass must override 'boolean equals(Object)' method and use all @PrimaryKeyColumn fields", e));
+				String message = "@PrimaryKeyClass must override 'boolean equals(Object)' method and use all @PrimaryKeyColumn fields";
+				if (strict) {
+					exceptions.add(new MappingException(message, e));
+				} else {
+					log.warn(message);
+				}
 			}
 
 			/*
@@ -170,8 +180,12 @@ public class DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier implements Cassand
 					throw new NoSuchMethodException();
 				}
 			} catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
-				exceptions.add(new MappingException(
-						"@PrimaryKeyClass must override 'int hashCode()' method and use all @PrimaryKeyColumn fields", e));
+				String message = "@PrimaryKeyClass must override 'int hashCode()' method and use all @PrimaryKeyColumn fields";
+				if (strict) {
+					exceptions.add(new MappingException(message, e));
+				} else {
+					log.warn(message);
+				}
 			}
 
 		}
@@ -209,7 +223,22 @@ public class DefaultCassandraPersistentEntityMetadataVerifier implements Cassand
 		 * Determine whether or not to throw Exception based on errors found
 		 */
 		if (exceptions.getCount() > 0) {
+			log.error("Exceptions while verifying PersistentEntity", exceptions);
 			throw exceptions;
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @return Returns the strict.
+	 */
+	public boolean isStrict() {
+		return strict;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param strict The strict to set.
+	 */
+	public void setStrict(boolean strict) {
+		this.strict = strict;
+	}
 }