diff --git a/cd/cd_dump.ixx b/cd/cd_dump.ixx
index a9cc3ec..83ef51c 100644
--- a/cd/cd_dump.ixx
+++ b/cd/cd_dump.ixx
@@ -410,9 +410,12 @@ export bool redumper_dump_cd(Context &ctx, const Options &options, bool refine)
     // compare disc / file TOC to make sure it's the same disc
     if(refine)
     {
-        std::vector<uint8_t> toc_buffer_file = read_vector(toc_path);
-        if(toc_buffer != toc_buffer_file)
-            throw_line("disc / file TOC don't match, refining from a different disc?");
+        if(!options.force_refine)
+        {
+            std::vector<uint8_t> toc_buffer_file = read_vector(toc_path);
+            if(toc_buffer != toc_buffer_file)
+                throw_line("disc / file TOC don't match, refining from a different disc?");
+        }
     }
     // store TOC
     else
diff --git a/cd/cd_dump_new.ixx b/cd/cd_dump_new.ixx
index 9d09a3b..06f9b1d 100644
--- a/cd/cd_dump_new.ixx
+++ b/cd/cd_dump_new.ixx
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ TOC toc_process(Context &ctx, const Options &options, bool store)
             write_vector(cdtext_path, cd_text_buffer);
     }
     // compare disc / file TOC to make sure it's the same disc
-    else
+    else if(!options.force_refine)
     {
         std::vector<uint8_t> toc_buffer_file = read_vector(toc_path);
         if(toc_buffer != toc_buffer_file)
diff --git a/dvd/dvd_dump.ixx b/dvd/dvd_dump.ixx
index 621f330..af29b73 100644
--- a/dvd/dvd_dump.ixx
+++ b/dvd/dvd_dump.ixx
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ export bool redumper_dump_dvd(Context &ctx, const Options &options, DumpMode dum
             }
         }
         // compare physical structures to stored to make sure it's the same disc
-        else
+        else if(!options.force_refine)
         {
             for(uint32_t i = 0; i < physical_structures.size(); ++i)
             {
diff --git a/options.ixx b/options.ixx
index a7ace55..dc44dcd 100644
--- a/options.ixx
+++ b/options.ixx
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export struct Options
     int dump_read_size;
     bool overread_leadout;
     bool force_unscrambled;
+    bool force_refine;
 
 
     Options(int argc, const char *argv[])
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export struct Options
         , dump_read_size(32)
         , overread_leadout(false)
         , force_unscrambled(false)
+        , force_refine(false)
     {
         for(int i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
             arguments += str_quoted_if_space(argv[i]) + " ";
@@ -232,6 +234,8 @@ export struct Options
                         overread_leadout = true;
                     else if(key == "--force-unscrambled")
                         force_unscrambled = true;
+                    else if(key == "--force-refine")
+                        force_refine = true;
                     // unknown option
                     else
                     {
@@ -334,6 +338,7 @@ export struct Options
         LOG("\t--dump-read-size=VALUE         \tnumber of sectors to read at once on initial dump, DVD only (default: {})", dump_read_size);
         LOG("\t--overread-leadout             \tdo not limit lead-out to the first hundred sectors, read until drive returns SCSI error");
         LOG("\t--force-unscrambled            \tdo not attempt to read data sectors as audio (BE read method only)");
+        LOG("\t--force-refine                 \tdo not check TOC when refining a disc");
     }
 };