diff --git a/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
index f9369d65d..7072c2ab4 100644
--- a/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/0-init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@
 #    mongodb_enabled: True
 #  when: sugarizer_enabled | bool
 
-# There might be other db's
-- name: Turn on both vars for PostgreSQL if moodle_enabled or pathagar_enabled
-  set_fact:
-    postgresql_install: True
-    postgresql_enabled: True
-  when: moodle_enabled or (pathagar_enabled is defined and pathagar_enabled)
 
 #- name: Turn on vars for Docker if SchoolTool is to be installed
 #  set_fact:
diff --git a/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml b/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml
index 0ce4d852e..cc13246e8 100644
--- a/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/4-server-options/tasks/main.yml
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@
   # has no "when: XXXXX_install" flag
   #tags: base, homepage
 
-- name: POSTGRESQL
-  include_role:
-    name: postgresql
-  when: postgresql_install | bool
-  #tags: postgresql, pathagar, moodle
+#- name: POSTGRESQL
+#  include_role:
+#    name: postgresql
+#  when: postgresql_install | bool
+#  tags: postgresql, pathagar, moodle
 
 - name: CUPS
   include_role:
diff --git a/roles/moodle/tasks/enable.yml b/roles/moodle/tasks/enable.yml
index 755721436..474c407f7 100644
--- a/roles/moodle/tasks/enable.yml
+++ b/roles/moodle/tasks/enable.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+- name: Enable postgresql-iiab service when moodle_enabled
+  systemd:
+    name: postgresql-iiab
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+  when: moodle_enabled
+
+# if the only service using the backend db disable if not running
+- name: Disable postgresql-iiab service when not moodle_enabled
+  systemd:
+    name: postgresql-iiab
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: no
+  when: not moodle_enabled and not (pathagar_enabled is defined and pathagar_enabled)
+
 # Apache
 
 - name: Enable http://box/moodle via Apache
diff --git a/roles/moodle/tasks/install.yml b/roles/moodle/tasks/install.yml
index 059c56d42..fe212a804 100644
--- a/roles/moodle/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/moodle/tasks/install.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+- name: Turn on enabled vars for PostgreSQL
+  set_fact:
+    postgresql_install: True
+    postgresql_enabled: True
+
+- name: POSTGRESQL
+  include_role:
+    name: postgresql
+
 - name: "Install packages: python-psycopg2, php-pgsql (OS's other than debuntu)"
   package:
     name:
diff --git a/roles/pathagar/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pathagar/tasks/main.yml
index 968762383..b1f17af72 100644
--- a/roles/pathagar/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pathagar/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+- name: Turn on enabled vars for PostgreSQL
+  set_fact:
+    postgresql_install: True
+    postgresql_enabled: True
+
+- name: POSTGRESQL
+  include_role:
+    name: postgresql
+
 - name: Remove package Pathagar (in case rpm?)
   package:
     name: pathagar
@@ -93,6 +102,8 @@
   service:
     name: postgresql-iiab
     state: started
+    enabled: yes
+ when: pathagar_enabled
 
 - name: Enable Pathagar postgresql user access by md5 method
   lineinfile:
@@ -193,6 +204,15 @@
     name: "{{ apache_service }}"
     state: reloaded
 
+# if the only service using the backend db disable if not running
+- name: Disable postgresql-iiab service when not pathagar_enabled
+  systemd:
+    name: postgresql-iiab
+    state: stopped
+    enabled: no
+  when: not moodle_enabled and not pathagar_enabled
+
+
 - name: Add 'pathagar' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }}
   ini_file:
     path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}"