diff --git a/roles/sugarizer/meta/main.yml b/roles/sugarizer/meta/main.yml
index d0298987b..3ecac3f14 100644
--- a/roles/sugarizer/meta/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sugarizer/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-dependencies:
-    - { role: mongodb, tags: ['generic','mongodb'], when: sugarizer_install | bool }
-    - { role: nodejs, tags: ['nodejs'], when: sugarizer_install | bool }
+#dependencies:
+#    - { role: mongodb, tags: ['generic','mongodb'], when: sugarizer_install | bool }
+#    - { role: nodejs, tags: ['nodejs'], when: sugarizer_install | bool }
diff --git a/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable.yml
index d23fdff8a..d1e1ce4b8 100644
--- a/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/sugarizer/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# auto starts mongodb via the requires= line in unit file
 - name: Enable & Restart 'sugarizer' systemd service
   systemd:
     name: sugarizer
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@
     state: restarted
   when: sugarizer_enabled | bool
 
+# stops sugarizer but not mongodb
 - name: Disable & Stop 'sugarizer' systemd service
   systemd:
     name: sugarizer
@@ -13,6 +15,11 @@
     state: stopped
   when: not sugarizer_enabled
 
+# stops mongodb would of been called via meta/main.yml prior
+- name: MONGODB
+  include_tasks: roles/mongodb/tasks/enable.yml
+  when: not sugarizer_enabled
+
 # Apache
 
 - name: Enable http://box/sugarizer & http://box/sugar via Apache
diff --git a/roles/sugarizer/tasks/install.yml b/roles/sugarizer/tasks/install.yml
index ea9c3f3df..e3fe1318c 100644
--- a/roles/sugarizer/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/sugarizer/tasks/install.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+- name: MONGODB
+  include_role:
+    name: mongodb
+
+- name: NODEJS
+  include_role:
+    name: nodejs
+
 - name: FAIL (STOP INSTALLING) IF nodejs_version is not set to 12.x
   fail:
     msg: "Sugarizer install cannot proceed, as it currently requires Node.js 12.x, and your nodejs_version is set to {{ nodejs_version }}.  Please check the value of nodejs_version in /opt/iiab/iiab/vars/default_vars.yml and possibly also /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml"