diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
index 11377ac..ac6d6b6 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/defaults/main.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ exim_email_server_pkgs:
   - exim4-config
   - exim4-daemon-light
 
+disable_some_not_needed_services: False
 services_to_be_disabled:
   - rpcbind
   - atd
diff --git a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml
index 67f5ccc..68884cb 100644
--- a/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml
+++ b/ubuntu-deb-general/tasks/disable-unneeded-services.yml
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 - name: Disable some unneeded services
   service: name={{ item }} state=stopped enabled=no
   with_items: '{{ services_to_be_disabled }}'
-  ignore_errors: True
+  when: disable_some_not_needed_services
   tags: [ 'bootstrap', 'disable_services' ]