diff --git a/geonetwork/geonetwork/defaults/main.yml b/geonetwork/geonetwork/defaults/main.yml
index fcd0222d..2899f22a 100644
--- a/geonetwork/geonetwork/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/geonetwork/geonetwork/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ geonetwork_download_directory: /srv/geonetwork
 geonetwork_data_directory: /srv/geonetwork_data
 
 geonetwork_config_skipinfo: 'n'
+geonetwork_config_postgresql: True
diff --git a/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2 b/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2
index a31f5779..d654b0aa 100644
--- a/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2
+++ b/geonetwork/geonetwork/templates/geonetwork_config.xml.j2
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 			</config>
 		</resource>
 	    
-	    
+{% if geonetwork_config_postgresql %}	    
 		<!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
 		<!-- postgresql -->
 		<!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 			</config>
 		</resource>
 	    
-	    
+{% endif %}	    
 	    <!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->
 		<!-- sqlserver 2008 -->
 		<!-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -->