diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 873166aed..853a50604 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+06.10.2020
+* Updated Directo gem to fix vat codes for EU and non-EU clients [#1699](https://github.com/internetee/registry/pull/1699)
+* Email validation level is now configurable [#1675](https://github.com/internetee/registry/pull/1675)
+
 01.10.2020
 * Fixed EPP authentication [#1697](https://github.com/internetee/registry/pull/1697)
 
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 1a45ed826..4ebedc95c 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ GIT
 
 GIT
   remote: https://github.com/internetee/directo.git
-  revision: e4ba54f601d1815fd8782a196788730d47861e86
+  revision: 711ce2d942456ee830b649b03b7141e903a1d86b
   branch: master
   specs:
     directo (1.0.1)
diff --git a/config/application.yml.sample b/config/application.yml.sample
index 44803120b..ab64ed35e 100644
--- a/config/application.yml.sample
+++ b/config/application.yml.sample
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ tara_rant_identifier: 'identifier'
 tara_rant_secret: 'secret'
 tara_rant_redirect_uri: 'redirect_uri'
 
+default_email_validation_type: 'regex'
+
+
 # Since the keys for staging are absent from the repo, we need to supply them separate for testing.
 test:
   payments_seb_bank_certificate: 'test/fixtures/files/seb_bank_cert.pem'
diff --git a/config/initializers/truemail.rb b/config/initializers/truemail.rb
index f4517fbc0..badc0cc82 100644
--- a/config/initializers/truemail.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/truemail.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ Truemail.configure do |config|
   # Optional parameter. You can predefine default validation type for
   # Truemail.validate('email@email.com') call without with-parameter
   # Available validation types: :regex, :mx, :smtp
-  if Rails.env.production?
+  if ENV['default_email_validation_type'].present? &&
+      %w[regex, mx, smtp].include?(ENV['default_email_validation_type'])
+    config.default_validation_type = ENV['default_email_validation_type'].to_sym
+  elsif Rails.env.production?
     config.default_validation_type = :mx
   else
     config.default_validation_type = :regex