diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8a2392d..bba89fa 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ docker_yum_repo_enable_test: 0
 
 # A list of users who will be added to the docker group.
 docker_users: []
+
+# Update repositories to be used for download/install
+docker_add_repo: true
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index 8c6ecc6..7248a1c 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@
   ignore_errors: "{{ docker_apt_ignore_key_error }}"
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
+  when: docker_add_repo
 
 - name: Ensure curl is present (on older systems without SNI).
   package: name=curl state=present
-  when: add_repository_key is failed
+  when: docker_add_repo and add_repository_key is failed
 
 - name: Add Docker apt key (alternative for older systems without SNI).
   shell: |
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
     curl -sSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   args:
     warn: false
-  when: add_repository_key is failed
+  when: docker_add_repo and add_repository_key is failed
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
 
@@ -44,3 +45,4 @@
     update_cache: true
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
+  when: docker_add_repo
diff --git a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
index 452c737..eb80863 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
     state: present
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
+  when: docker_add_repo
 
 - name: Add Docker repository.
   get_url:
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
     mode: 0644
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
+  when: docker_add_repo
 
 - name: Configure Docker Edge repo.
   ini_file:
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@
     value: '{{ docker_yum_repo_enable_edge }}'
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
+  when: docker_add_repo
 
 - name: Configure Docker Test repo.
   ini_file:
@@ -41,3 +44,4 @@
     value: '{{ docker_yum_repo_enable_test }}'
   tags:
   - configure_docker_repo
+  when: docker_add_repo