diff --git a/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml b/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml
index d88f1b4f..f7a1fd21 100644
--- a/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tomcat-multiple-instances/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # Disable the main tomcat instance
 tomcat_service_enabled: False
 
+tomcat_m_instances_install: True
+
 tomcat_m_instances_base_path: '/var/lib/tomcat_instances'
 tomcat_m_instances_logdir_base: '/var/log/tomcat_instances'
 tomcat_m_cache_base: '/var/cache/tomcat-instances'