diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/SentinelServersConfig.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/SentinelServersConfig.java
index fc9420ce4..2e8454121 100644
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/SentinelServersConfig.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/config/SentinelServersConfig.java
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ public class SentinelServersConfig extends BaseMasterSlaveServersConfig<Sentinel
      */
     private int scanInterval = 1000;
 
+    private boolean checkSentinelsList = true;
+
     public SentinelServersConfig() {
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ public class SentinelServersConfig extends BaseMasterSlaveServersConfig<Sentinel
         setDatabase(config.getDatabase());
         setScanInterval(config.getScanInterval());
         setNatMapper(config.getNatMapper());
+        setCheckSentinelsList(config.isCheckSentinelsList());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -150,4 +153,20 @@ public class SentinelServersConfig extends BaseMasterSlaveServersConfig<Sentinel
         return this;
     }
 
+    public boolean isCheckSentinelsList() {
+        return checkSentinelsList;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables sentinels list check during Redisson startup.
+     * <p>
+     * Default is <code>true</code>
+     *
+     * @param checkSentinelsList - boolean value
+     * @return config
+     */
+    public SentinelServersConfig setCheckSentinelsList(boolean checkSentinelsList) {
+        this.checkSentinelsList = checkSentinelsList;
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/SentinelConnectionManager.java b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/SentinelConnectionManager.java
index 2e24e769f..8c5b4d5e1 100755
--- a/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/SentinelConnectionManager.java
+++ b/redisson/src/main/java/org/redisson/connection/SentinelConnectionManager.java
@@ -166,9 +166,14 @@ public class SentinelConnectionManager extends MasterSlaveConnectionManager {
             }
         }
 
-        if (sentinels.isEmpty()) {
-            stopThreads();
-            throw new RedisConnectionException("At least two sentinels should be defined in Redis configuration! SENTINEL SENTINELS command returns empty result!");
+        if (cfg.isCheckSentinelsList()) {
+            if (sentinels.isEmpty()) {
+                stopThreads();
+                throw new RedisConnectionException("SENTINEL SENTINELS command returns empty result! Set checkSentinelsList = false to avoid this check.");
+            } else if (sentinels.size() < 2) {
+                stopThreads();
+                throw new RedisConnectionException("SENTINEL SENTINELS command returns less than 2 nodes! At least two sentinels should be defined in Redis configuration. Set checkSentinelsList = false to avoid this check.");
+            }
         }
         
         if (currentMaster.get() == null) {