diff --git a/docs/roles/_init.md b/docs/roles/_init.md
index 9cb9e024..08ffe301 100644
--- a/docs/roles/_init.md
+++ b/docs/roles/_init.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ mautic:
 bin_directory: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.bin"
 # Number of dumps/db to look up for cleanup.
 cleanup_history_depth: 50
+install_php_cachetool: true # set to false if you don't need cachetool, e.g. for a nodejs app
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/roles/_init/README.md b/roles/_init/README.md
index 9cb9e024..08ffe301 100644
--- a/roles/_init/README.md
+++ b/roles/_init/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ mautic:
 bin_directory: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.bin"
 # Number of dumps/db to look up for cleanup.
 cleanup_history_depth: 50
+install_php_cachetool: true # set to false if you don't need cachetool, e.g. for a nodejs app
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml b/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml
index 9a955f3e..ac06e2a7 100644
--- a/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/_init/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ mautic:
 bin_directory: "/home/{{ deploy_user }}/.bin"
 # Number of dumps/db to look up for cleanup.
 cleanup_history_depth: 50
+install_php_cachetool: true # set to false if you don't need cachetool, e.g. for a nodejs app
diff --git a/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml
index a0d90571..c054e8fb 100644
--- a/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/_init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -124,3 +124,4 @@
 - name: Ensure we have a cachetool binary.
   ansible.builtin.import_role:
     name: cli/cachetool
+  when: install_php_cachetool