diff --git a/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerAllowAll.java b/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerAllowAll.java
index 70a8e00ca..1d2e27844 100644
--- a/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerAllowAll.java
+++ b/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerAllowAll.java
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ public AuthenticationManagerAllowAll() {
     }
 
     @Override User authenticate(String username, String secret) {
-        return new StaticUser(username, ImmutableList.of(), "unused", "unused");
+        return new StaticUser(username, ImmutableList.of(), "unused", "unused", false);
     }
 
     @Override User getUser(String username) {
-        return new StaticUser(username, ImmutableList.of(), "unused", "unused");
+        return new StaticUser(username, ImmutableList.of(), "unused", "unused", false);
     }
 
     @Override String sudoToken(String username) {
diff --git a/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/StaticUser.java b/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/StaticUser.java
index 6000e8278..bf9ffb83b 100644
--- a/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/StaticUser.java
+++ b/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/StaticUser.java
@@ -37,15 +37,24 @@ public class StaticUser implements User {
     @Nullable
     private final String sudo;
 
+    private final boolean ignoreDiskQuota;
+
     @JsonCreator
     public StaticUser(@JsonProperty("name") String name,
                       @JsonProperty("groups") List<String> groups,
                       @JsonProperty("secret") String secret,
-                      @JsonProperty("sudo") String sudo) {
+                      @JsonProperty("sudo") String sudo,
+                      @JsonProperty("ignoreDiskQuota") boolean ignoreDiskQuota) {
         this.name = name;
         this.groups = (groups == null) ? ImmutableList.of() : ImmutableList.copyOf(groups);
         this.secret = secret;
         this.sudo = sudo;
+        this.ignoreDiskQuota = ignoreDiskQuota;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean ignoreDiskQuota() {
+        return ignoreDiskQuota;
     }
 
     @Nonnull @Override public String name() {
diff --git a/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/User.java b/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/User.java
index 82e91199d..719913f7d 100644
--- a/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/User.java
+++ b/hydra-main/src/main/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/User.java
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ public interface User {
 
     @Nonnull List<String> groups();
 
+    default boolean ignoreDiskQuota() {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     default @Nullable String primaryGroup() {
         List<String> groups = groups();
         if (groups.size() > 0) {
diff --git a/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerNestedTest.java b/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerNestedTest.java
index 3bfeec4b6..947b7b64e 100644
--- a/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerNestedTest.java
+++ b/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerNestedTest.java
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 
 public class AuthenticationManagerNestedTest {
 
-    private static StaticUser user1 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group2"), "unused", null);
-    private static StaticUser user2 = new StaticUser("user2", null, "password2", null);
-    private static StaticUser user3 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group1"), "password1", null);
+    private static StaticUser user1 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group2"), "unused", null, false);
+    private static StaticUser user2 = new StaticUser("user2", null, "password2", null, false);
+    private static StaticUser user3 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group1"), "password1", null, false);
 
     private static List<StaticUser> innerUsers = ImmutableList.of(user3);
     private static List<StaticUser> outerUsers = ImmutableList.of(user1, user2);
diff --git a/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerStaticTest.java b/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerStaticTest.java
index 4acea231d..0f04653f3 100644
--- a/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerStaticTest.java
+++ b/hydra-main/src/test/java/com/addthis/hydra/job/auth/AuthenticationManagerStaticTest.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public class AuthenticationManagerStaticTest {
 
     @Test
     public void authentication() {
-        StaticUser user1 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group2"), null, null);
-        StaticUser user2 = new StaticUser("user2", null, "password2", null);
+        StaticUser user1 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group2"), null, null, false);
+        StaticUser user2 = new StaticUser("user2", null, "password2", null, false);
         List<StaticUser> users1 = ImmutableList.of(user1, user2);
         AuthenticationManagerStatic auth = new AuthenticationManagerStatic(users1,
                                                                            ImmutableList.of(),
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ public void authentication() {
 
     @Test
     public void isAdmin() {
-        StaticUser user1 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group2"), null, null);
-        StaticUser user2 = new StaticUser("user2", null, "password2", null);
-        StaticUser user3 = new StaticUser("user3", ImmutableList.of("group2"), "password3", null);
+        StaticUser user1 = new StaticUser("user1", ImmutableList.of("group2"), null, null, false);
+        StaticUser user2 = new StaticUser("user2", null, "password2", null, false);
+        StaticUser user3 = new StaticUser("user3", ImmutableList.of("group2"), "password3", null, false);
         List<StaticUser> users = ImmutableList.of(user1, user2, user3);
         AuthenticationManagerStatic auth = new AuthenticationManagerStatic(users,
                                                                            ImmutableList.of("group2"),