diff --git a/inventory_provider/juniper.py b/inventory_provider/juniper.py
index 723ab2bc40936cc97da6bbe9b1649bcaf55302c7..5bf4edff6a67d0407dfaddd27c36d90d729d890d 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/juniper.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/juniper.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = """<?xml version="1.1" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
     <xs:complexType>
       <xs:sequence>
         <xs:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+          <xs:element name="transfer-on-commit" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" />
+          <xs:element name="archive-sites" minOccurs="0" type="generic-sequence" />
           <xs:element name="version" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" />
           <xs:element name="groups" minOccurs="0" type="generic-sequence" />
           <xs:element name="apply-groups" minOccurs="0" type="xs:string" />
@@ -155,20 +157,22 @@ def validate_netconf_config(config_doc):
             _validate(unit_schema, u)
 
 
-def load_config(hostname, ssh_params):
+def load_config(hostname, ssh_params, validate=True):
     """
-    loads netconf data from the router, validates and
+    loads netconf data from the router, validates (by default) and
     returns as an lxml etree doc
 
     :param hostname: router hostname
     :param ssh_params: 'ssh' config element(cf. config.py:CONFIG_SCHEMA)
+    :param validate: whether or not to validate netconf data (default True)
     :return:
     :raises: NetconfHandlingError from validate_netconf_config
     """
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     logger.info("capturing netconf data for '%s'" % hostname)
     config = _rpc(hostname, ssh_params).get_config()
-    validate_netconf_config(config)
+    if validate:
+        validate_netconf_config(config)
     return config