diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index 090ddc4a3..c58f51bdb 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -72,3 +72,8 @@ Style/ClassAndModuleChildren:
 # Allow to use Estonian terms/data in comments
 Style/AsciiComments:
   Enabled: false
+
+# turn off comment intention check during development 
+# because NerdCommenter honors commented code intentions
+Style/CommentIndentation:
+  Enabled: false