diff --git a/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-remote-off b/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-remote-off
index 9d3b0d258..f450bc79d 100755
--- a/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-remote-off
+++ b/roles/openvpn/templates/iiab-remote-off
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+if grep -q '^openvpn_enabled:' /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml; then
+    sed -i "s/^openvpn_enabled:.*/openvpn_enabled: False/" /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
+else
+    echo "openvpn_enabled: False" >> /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml
+fi
+
 systemctl disable openvpn
 systemctl stop openvpn