diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b6442a5..d8e155e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ Node-RED Watson Nodes for IBM Cloud
 
 <a href="https://cla-assistant.io/watson-developer-cloud/node-red-node-watson"><img src="https://cla-assistant.io/readme/badge/watson-developer-cloud/node-red-node-watson" alt="CLA assistant" /></a>
 
+### New in version 0.6.13
+- Added opt-out option for collection parsing of strings in Natural Language Classifier Node. 
+
 ### New in version 0.6.12
 - Fix to collection check in Natural Language Classification Node allowing for . in domain
 names.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8f3ec595..38333c08 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-red-node-watson",
-  "version": "0.6.12",
+  "version": "0.6.13",
   "description": "A collection of Node-RED nodes for IBM Watson services",
   "dependencies": {
     "async": "^1.5.2",
diff --git a/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.html b/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.html
index 801a29f5..d655d23c 100644
--- a/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.html
+++ b/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.html
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
         <select type="text" id="node-input-mode" style="display: inline-block; width: 70%;" >
             <option value="classify">Classify</option>
             <option value="create">Train</option>
-			<option value="remove">Remove</option>
-		    <option value="list">List</option>
+			      <option value="remove">Remove</option>
+		        <option value="list">List</option>
         </select>
     </div>
     <div class="form-row mode classify">
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
             <option value="es">Spanish</option>
         </select>
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row mode classify">
+        <label>&nbsp;</label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-collections-off" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-collections-off" style="width: 70%;"> Do not auto detect collections</label>
+    </div>
+
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="watson-natural-language-classifier">
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@
               mode: {value: "classify"},
               language: {value: "en"},
               classifier: {value: ""},
+              'collections-off' :{value: true},
               'default-endpoint' :{value: true},
               'service-endpoint' :{value: 'https://gateway.watsonplatform.net/natural-language-classifier/api'}
             },
diff --git a/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.js b/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.js
index 8cb07fe0..93810648 100644
--- a/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.js
+++ b/services/natural_language_classifier/v1.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
     node.payloadCollectionCheck = function(msg, config, payloadData) {
       if ('classify' === config.mode) {
-        if ('string' === typeof msg.payload) {
+        if ('string' === typeof msg.payload && (! config['collections-off'])) {
           let collection = msg.payload.match( /\(?([^.?!]|\.\w)+[.?!]\)?/g );
           if (collection && collection.length > 1) {
             payloadData.collection = [];