diff --git a/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/config.py b/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/config.py
index b12ed5aa9..e6d7efbe8 100644
--- a/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/config.py
+++ b/lib/jnpr/junos/utils/config.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ def commit_check(self):
     # show | compare rollback <number|0*>
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-    def diff(self, rb_id=0):
+    def diff(self, rb_id=0, ignore_warning=False):
         """
         Retrieve a diff (patch-format) report of the candidate config against
         either the current active config, or a different rollback.
@@ -224,9 +224,9 @@ def diff(self, rb_id=0):
             raise ValueError("Invalid rollback #" + str(rb_id))
 
         try:
-            rsp = self.rpc.get_configuration(dict(
-                compare='rollback', rollback=str(rb_id), format='text'
-            ))
+            rsp = self.rpc.get_configuration(
+                    dict(compare='rollback', rollback=str(rb_id), format='text'),
+                    ignore_warning=ignore_warning)
         except RpcTimeoutError:
             raise 
         except RpcError as err:
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_config.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_config.py
index c258b1a2c..fda25f3db 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_config.py
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ def test_config_diff(self):
         self.conf.diff()
         self.conf.rpc.get_configuration.\
             assert_called_with(
-                {'compare': 'rollback', 'rollback': '0', 'format': 'text'})
+                {'compare': 'rollback', 'rollback': '0', 'format': 'text'},
+                ignore_warning=False)
 
     def test_config_diff_exception_severity_warning(self):
         rpc_xml = '''