diff --git a/roles/httpd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/httpd/tasks/main.yml
index de9cef54a..cb08075fa 100644
--- a/roles/httpd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/httpd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -147,5 +147,4 @@
 
 - name: generate the offline documents
   command: /usr/bin/iiab-refresh-wiki-docs
-
-
+  when: not nodocs
diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index 067e35d0c..5a26660fd 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ xovis_chart_heading: "My School: Usage Data Visualization"
 # 9-LOCAL-ADDONS
 
 # Platforms - turn all off and let <OS>.yml turn on as appropriate
-
+nodocs: False
 is_rpi: False
 is_debian: False
 is_debuntu: False