diff --git a/.changeset/eighty-geese-fly.md b/.changeset/eighty-geese-fly.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04cdd199a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eighty-geese-fly.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"pnpm": patch
+---
+
+only display unknown settings for install command
diff --git a/.changeset/strange-llamas-refuse.md b/.changeset/strange-llamas-refuse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5966978332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strange-llamas-refuse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/cli-utils": minor
+"@pnpm/config": minor
+---
+
+add option to check unknown settings
diff --git a/packages/cli-utils/src/getConfig.ts b/packages/cli-utils/src/getConfig.ts
index d9bd4590b7..a4dceffcbb 100644
--- a/packages/cli-utils/src/getConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-utils/src/getConfig.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export default async function (
     globalDirShouldAllowWrite?: boolean
     rcOptionsTypes: Record<string, unknown>
     workspaceDir: string | undefined
+    checkUnknownSetting?: boolean
   }
 ) {
   const { config, warnings } = await getConfig({
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ export default async function (
     packageManager,
     rcOptionsTypes: opts.rcOptionsTypes,
     workspaceDir: opts.workspaceDir,
+    checkUnknownSetting: opts.checkUnknownSetting,
   })
   config.cliOptions = cliOptions
 
diff --git a/packages/config/src/index.ts b/packages/config/src/index.ts
index d047bf9c02..4b957ac18a 100644
--- a/packages/config/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/config/src/index.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ export default async (
     }
     rcOptionsTypes?: Record<string, unknown>
     workspaceDir?: string | undefined
+    checkUnknownSetting?: boolean
   }
 ): Promise<{ config: Config, warnings: string[] }> => {
   const packageManager = opts.packageManager ?? { name: 'pnpm', version: 'undefined' }
@@ -393,18 +394,20 @@ export default async (
   }
   pnpmConfig.enablePnp = pnpmConfig['nodeLinker'] === 'pnp'
 
-  const settingKeys = Object.keys({
-    ...npmConfig?.sources?.workspace?.data,
-    ...npmConfig?.sources?.project?.data,
-  }).filter(key => key.trim() !== '')
-  const unknownKeys = []
-  for (const key of settingKeys) {
-    if (!rcOptions.includes(key) && !key.startsWith('//') && !(key.startsWith('@') && key.endsWith(':registry'))) {
-      unknownKeys.push(key)
+  if (opts.checkUnknownSetting) {
+    const settingKeys = Object.keys({
+      ...npmConfig?.sources?.workspace?.data,
+      ...npmConfig?.sources?.project?.data,
+    }).filter(key => key.trim() !== '')
+    const unknownKeys = []
+    for (const key of settingKeys) {
+      if (!rcOptions.includes(key) && !key.startsWith('//') && !(key.startsWith('@') && key.endsWith(':registry'))) {
+        unknownKeys.push(key)
+      }
+    }
+    if (unknownKeys.length) {
+      warnings.push(`Your .npmrc file contains unknown setting: ${unknownKeys.join(', ')}`)
     }
-  }
-  if (unknownKeys.length) {
-    warnings.push(`Your .npmrc file contains unknown setting: ${unknownKeys.join(', ')}`)
   }
 
   return { config: pnpmConfig, warnings }
diff --git a/packages/config/test/index.ts b/packages/config/test/index.ts
index 68d2bf4300..6216d854c9 100644
--- a/packages/config/test/index.ts
+++ b/packages/config/test/index.ts
@@ -647,9 +647,20 @@ test('warn user unknown settings in npmrc', async () => {
       name: 'pnpm',
       version: '1.0.0',
     },
+    checkUnknownSetting: true,
   })
 
   expect(warnings).toStrictEqual([
     'Your .npmrc file contains unknown setting: typo-setting, mistake-setting',
   ])
+
+  const { warnings: noWarnings } = await getConfig({
+    cliOptions: {},
+    packageManager: {
+      name: 'pnpm',
+      version: '1.0.0',
+    },
+  })
+
+  expect(noWarnings).toStrictEqual([])
 })
diff --git a/packages/pnpm/src/main.ts b/packages/pnpm/src/main.ts
index 196ab201e9..b18db610cb 100644
--- a/packages/pnpm/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/pnpm/src/main.ts
@@ -88,11 +88,13 @@ export default async function run (inputArgv: string[]) {
     // When we just want to print the location of the global bin directory,
     // we don't need the write permission to it. Related issue: #2700
     const globalDirShouldAllowWrite = cmd !== 'root'
+    const checkUnknownSetting = cmd === 'install'
     config = await getConfig(cliOptions, {
       excludeReporter: false,
       globalDirShouldAllowWrite,
       rcOptionsTypes,
       workspaceDir,
+      checkUnknownSetting,
     }) as typeof config
     config.forceSharedLockfile = typeof config.workspaceDir === 'string' && config.sharedWorkspaceLockfile === true
     config.argv = argv