diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3a075c0..48064a2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ nginx_upstreams: []
 #     "srv2.example.com weight=3",
 #     "srv3.example.com"
 #   }
+
+nginx_enable_restart: true
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d63dbac..e561733 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@
 
 - name: Ensure nginx is started and enabled to start at boot.
   service: name=nginx state=started enabled=yes
+  when: nginx_enable_restart
 
 - include: vhosts.yml