diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4938622f3c37c35dc7cc799f5e5499a9cd73e7d8..284184e705910afc221e041d4411a80c35b7070c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # file: roles/serverdensity/defaults/main.yml
 
+sd_update_remote: true
 sd_url: ''
 sd_api_token: ''
 sd_api_cache_file: false
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 54ef924abe6f6761246c951b584667030991e6e2..77987d4d583c183a274cfa0e87494aeb36e04628 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     cleanup={{sd_alert_cleanup}}
     force={{ sd_force_update }}
     cache={{sd_api_cache_file}}
+  when: sd_update_remote
 
 - name: 'ServerDensity | Install Public Repo Key'
   apt_key: