diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1258301..76db0ed 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 
+docker_compose_reload_enabled: true
 docker_compose_reload_minutes: 15
 docker_compose_stop_action: down
 docker_compose_validate: true
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2870432..58a419d 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -111,13 +111,14 @@
     name: docker-compose-reload.timer
     daemon_reload: true
     enabled: true
+  when: docker_compose_reload_enabled
 
 - name: Restart docker-compose-reload.timer if it changed
   systemd:
     name: docker-compose-reload.timer
     daemon_reload: true
     state: restarted
-  when: docker_compose_reload_timer.changed and packer_build_name is not defined
+  when: docker_compose_reload_enabled and docker_compose_reload_timer.changed and packer_build_name is not defined
 
 - name: Install docker-clean script
   copy: