diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index bfe0981..d70e096 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 logrotate_conf_dir: "/etc/logrotate.d/"
+logrotate_install_package: true
 logrotate_scripts: []
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index bc7c02c..7805ef6 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   package:
     name: logrotate
     state: present
-  when: logrotate_scripts is defined and logrotate_scripts|length > 0
+  when: logrotate_install_package
 
 - name: nickhammond.logrotate | Setup logrotate.d scripts
   template: