diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index beac7cf..63eeef6 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -36,30 +36,6 @@ jobs:
             bundle install
             bundle exec rake
 
-  "ruby-2-7":
-    docker:
-      - image: ruby:2.7
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Run the default task
-          command: |
-            gem install bundler
-            bundle install
-            bundle exec rake
-
-  "ruby-2-6":
-    docker:
-      - image: ruby:2.6
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - run:
-          name: Run the default task
-          command: |
-            gem install bundler
-            bundle install
-            bundle exec rake
-
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
@@ -67,6 +43,4 @@ workflows:
     jobs:
       - "ruby-3-2"
       - "ruby-3-1"
-      - "ruby-3-0"
-      - "ruby-2-6"
-      - "ruby-2-7"
\ No newline at end of file
+      - "ruby-3-0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index ded76e3..ae22c4d 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 PATH
   remote: .
   specs:
-    warden-webauthn (0.2.1)
+    warden-webauthn (0.3.1)
       warden
       webauthn (>= 3)
 
diff --git a/lib/warden/webauthn/strategy_helpers.rb b/lib/warden/webauthn/strategy_helpers.rb
index 57a22e5..24b1b1c 100644
--- a/lib/warden/webauthn/strategy_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/warden/webauthn/strategy_helpers.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ module StrategyHelpers
       class NoStoredCredentialFound < StandardError; end
 
       # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
+      # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize
       def verify_authentication_and_find_stored_credential
         _, stored_credential = relying_party.verify_authentication(
-          parsed_credential, authentication_challenge, user_verification: true
+          parsed_credential, authentication_challenge, user_verification: user_verification_flag
         ) do |webauthn_credential|
           x = credential_finder.find_with_credential_id(Base64.strict_encode64(webauthn_credential.raw_id))
           raise NoStoredCredentialFound if x.nil?
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ def verify_authentication_and_find_stored_credential
         delete_authentication_challenge
       end
       # rubocop:enable Metrics/MethodLength
+      # rubocop:enable Metrics/AbcSize
+
+      def user_verification_flag
+        true
+      end
 
       def relying_party
         env[relying_party_key]
diff --git a/lib/warden/webauthn/version.rb b/lib/warden/webauthn/version.rb
index 4e230f1..ad44326 100644
--- a/lib/warden/webauthn/version.rb
+++ b/lib/warden/webauthn/version.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 
 module Warden
   module WebAuthn
-    VERSION = "0.3.0"
+    VERSION = "0.3.1"
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/warden/test_strategy_helpers.rb b/test/warden/test_strategy_helpers.rb
index d9aabbe..78d0639 100644
--- a/test/warden/test_strategy_helpers.rb
+++ b/test/warden/test_strategy_helpers.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ def fail!(error_key)
     end
   end
 
+  class TestClassCustomizedUserVerification < TestClass
+    def user_verification_flag
+      nil
+    end
+  end
+
   class TestCredentialFinder
     attr_accessor :expected_stored_credential
 
@@ -131,6 +137,33 @@ def test_verify_authentication_and_find_stored_credential_success
     assert_nil @test_class.session["current_webauthn_authentication_challenge"]
   end
 
+  def test_verify_authentication_overridden_to_be_optional_and_find_stored_credential_success
+    relying_party = example_relying_party
+    client = fake_client
+    credential = create_credential(client: client, relying_party: relying_party)
+
+    stored_credential = OpenStruct.new(external_id: Base64.strict_encode64(credential.id), public_key: relying_party.encoder.encode(credential.public_key))
+
+    raw_challenge = relying_party.options_for_authentication(user_verification: "required").challenge
+
+    assertion = assertion_from_client(client: client, challenge: raw_challenge, user_verified: nil)
+
+    credential_finder = TestCredentialFinder.new
+    credential_finder.expected_stored_credential = stored_credential
+
+    @test_class = TestClassCustomizedUserVerification.new
+    @test_class.env['warden.webauthn.credential_finder'] = credential_finder
+    @test_class.env['warden.webauthn.relying_party'] = relying_party
+
+    @test_class.session["current_webauthn_authentication_challenge"] = raw_challenge
+
+    @test_class.params["credential"] = assertion.to_json
+
+    assert_equal stored_credential, @test_class.verify_authentication_and_find_stored_credential
+    assert_nil @test_class.error_key
+    assert_nil @test_class.session["current_webauthn_authentication_challenge"]
+  end
+
   def test_verify_authentication_and_find_stored_credential_user_not_verified
     relying_party = example_relying_party
     client = fake_client