diff --git a/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yml
index 95b17d8e3..1866dc460 100644
--- a/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nodejs/tasks/main.yml
@@ -138,3 +138,10 @@
 
 # 2019-03-29: Debian 10 Buster & Ubuntu 19.04 pre-releases made the jump
 # thankfully; currently both offer Node.js 10.15.2
+
+
+- name: "Add 'nodejs_installed: True' to {{ iiab_state_file }}"
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: "{{ iiab_state_file }}"    # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml
+    regexp: '^nodejs_installed'
+    line: 'nodejs_installed: True'