diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
index 3e503a246..be0857ce1 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+run_gitinfos: false
+
 common_required_pkgs:
   - python-httplib2
   - openssl
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
index 35cbd34c4..72efa116a 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - include: gitinfos.yml
+  when: run_gitinfos
 
 - name: gather os specific variables
   include_vars: "{{ item }}"