diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5bb912d..da2b652 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ kubernetes_apiserver_advertise_address: ''
 kubernetes_version_kubeadm: 'stable-{{ kubernetes_version }}'
 kubernetes_ignore_preflight_errors: 'all'
 
+# Configure kubernetes apt/yum repository
+kubernetes_enable_repository: true
+
 kubernetes_apt_release_channel: main
 # Note that xenial repo is used for all Debian derivatives at this time.
 kubernetes_apt_repository: "deb http://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial {{ kubernetes_apt_release_channel }}"
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index 4a83a58..1b3bb83 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       - apt-transport-https
       - ca-certificates
     state: present
+  when: kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
 
 - name: Add Kubernetes apt key.
   apt_key:
@@ -12,15 +13,18 @@
     state: present
   register: add_repository_key
   ignore_errors: "{{ kubernetes_apt_ignore_key_error }}"
+  when: kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
 
 - name: Add Kubernetes repository.
   apt_repository:
     repo: "{{ kubernetes_apt_repository }}"
     state: present
     update_cache: true
+  when: kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
 
 - name: Add Kubernetes apt preferences file to pin a version.
   template:
     src: apt-preferences-kubernetes.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/preferences.d/kubernetes
     mode: 0644
+  when: kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
diff --git a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
index 99a7098..6390c4e 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-RedHat.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     repo_gpgcheck: true
     baseurl: "{{ kubernetes_yum_base_url }}"
     gpgkey: "{{ kubernetes_yum_gpg_key }}"
+  when: kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
 
 - name: Add Kubernetes GPG keys.
   rpm_key:
@@ -15,9 +16,12 @@
     state: present
   register: kubernetes_rpm_key
   with_items: "{{ kubernetes_yum_gpg_key }}"
+  when: kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
 
 - name: Make cache if Kubernetes GPG key changed.
   command: "yum -q makecache -y --disablerepo='*' --enablerepo='kubernetes'"
-  when: kubernetes_rpm_key is changed
+  when:
+    - kubernetes_enable_repository|bool
+    - kubernetes_rpm_key is changed
   args:
     warn: false