diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94843ce..c04d3da 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ The action comes with additional options that you can use to configure your proj
 | branch                      | false    | The branch that you would like to deploy to Heroku. Defaults to "HEAD"                                                                                                                              | master, dev, test                                     |
 | dontautocreate              | false    | Set this to true if you don't want to automatically create the Heroku app                                                                                                                           | true or false                                         |
 | dontuseforce                | false    | Set this to true if you don't want to use --force when switching branches                                                                                                                           | true or false                                         |
+| useforce                    | false    | Set this to true if you want to use --force when switching branches                                                                                                                                 | true or false                                         |
 | usedocker                   | false    | Will deploy using Dockerfile in project root                                                                                                                                                        | true or false                                         |
 | docker_heroku_process_type  | false    | Type of heroku process (web, worker, etc). This option only makes sense when usedocker enabled. Defaults to "web" (Thanks to [singleton11](https://github.com/singleton11) for adding this feature) | web, worker                                           |
 | docker_build_args           | false    | A list of args to pass into the Docker build. This option only makes sense when usedocker enabled.                                                                                                  | NODE_ENV                                              |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a7c909e..6267349 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Set this to true if you don't want to use --force when switching branches"
     default: "false"
     required: false
+  useforce:
+    description: "Set this to true if you want to use --force when switching branches"
+    default: "false"
+    required: false
   dontautocreate:
     description: "Set this to true if you don't want to automatically create the Heroku app"
     default: "false"
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2f5bee2..bbe4f9f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ let heroku = {
   buildpack: core.getInput("buildpack"),
   branch: core.getInput("branch"),
   dontuseforce: core.getInput("dontuseforce") === "false" ? false : true,
+  useforce: core.getInput("useforce") === "true" ? true : false,
   dontautocreate: core.getInput("dontautocreate") === "false" ? false : true,
   usedocker: core.getInput("usedocker") === "false" ? false : true,
   dockerHerokuProcessType: core.getInput("docker_heroku_process_type"),
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ if (heroku.dockerBuildArgs) {
     addConfig(heroku);
 
     try {
-      deploy({ ...heroku, dontuseforce: true });
+      deploy({ ...heroku, dontuseforce: !heroku.useforce });
     } catch (err) {
       console.error(`
             Unable to push branch because the branch is behind the deployed branch. Using --force to deploy branch. 
@@ -229,7 +230,9 @@ if (heroku.dockerBuildArgs) {
             Specifically, the error was: ${err}
         `);
 
-      deploy(heroku);
+      if (!heroku.useforce && !heroku.dontuseforce) {
+        deploy(heroku);
+      }
     }
 
     if (heroku.healthcheck) {