diff --git a/environments/manager/run.sh b/environments/manager/run.sh
index 6c15e33..0204a03 100755
--- a/environments/manager/run.sh
+++ b/environments/manager/run.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
 
+INSTALL_ANSBILE=${INSTALL_ANSIBLE:-true}
 INSTALL_ANSIBLE_ROLES=${INSTALL_ANSIBLE_ROLES:-true}
 VENV_PATH=${VENV_PATH:-.venv}
 
@@ -15,20 +16,22 @@ shift
 
 [[ -e playbook-$playbook.yml ]] >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "playbook-$playbook.yml is not a playbook"; exit 1; }
 
-if [[ ! -e $VENV_PATH ]]; then
+if [[ $INSTALL_ANSBILE == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ ! -e $VENV_PATH ]]; then
 
-    command -v virtualenv >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "virtualenv not installed"; exit 1; }
+        command -v virtualenv >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "virtualenv not installed"; exit 1; }
 
-    virtualenv -p python3 "$VENV_PATH"
-    # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-    source "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"
-    pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+        virtualenv -p python3 "$VENV_PATH"
+        # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+        source "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"
+        pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
-else
+    else
 
-    # shellcheck source=/dev/null
-    source "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"
+        # shellcheck source=/dev/null
+        source "$VENV_PATH/bin/activate"
 
+    fi
 fi
 
 command -v ansible-playbook >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "ansible-playbook not installed"; exit 1; }