diff --git a/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/d4s-smartgears-node.yml b/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/d4s-smartgears-node.yml
index 1b2ffa93..ab025492 100644
--- a/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/d4s-smartgears-node.yml
+++ b/d4s_user_services_perms/tasks/d4s-smartgears-node.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   with_nested:
     - '{{ tomcat_m_instances | default([]) }}'
     - [ 'startContainer.sh', 'stopContainer.sh' ]
+  when: not item.0.skip_smartgears
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'd4science', 'sudo' ]
 
 - name: Install the README file that explains where the options files are placed and how start/stop the service
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
   with_nested:
     - '{{ tomcat_m_instances | default([]) }}'
     - [ 'README' ]
+  when: not item.0.skip_smartgears
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'd4science', 'd4s_readme' ]
 
 # - name: Set the read/write permissions on the tomcat default options files
@@ -27,11 +29,13 @@
 - name: Set the read/write permissions on the tomcat default options files
   acl: name=/etc/default/tomcat-instance-{{ item.http_port }} entity={{ item.user }} etype=user permissions=rw state=present
   with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances | default([]) }}'
+  when: not item.skip_smartgears
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'd4science', 'acl' ]
 
 - name: Set the read/write permissions on the tomcat default local options files
   acl: name=/etc/default/tomcat-instance-{{ item.http_port }}.local entity={{ item.user }} etype=user permissions=rw state=present
   with_items: '{{ tomcat_m_instances | default([]) }}'
+  when: not item.skip_smartgears
   tags: [ 'tomcat', 'd4science', 'acl' ]
   ignore_errors: True
 
diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/container.xml.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/container.xml.j2
index d0845d94..9f20eac1 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears/templates/container.xml.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears/templates/container.xml.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <container mode='{{ smartgears_mode }}'>
 
   <hostname>{{ smartgears_hostname }}</hostname>
-  {%if setup_nginx %}
+  {% if setup_nginx %}
   {% if https_port is defined %}
   {% if http_redirect_to_https is defined and http_redirect_to_https %}
   <port>{{ https_port }}</port>