diff --git a/olam/create_instance.yml b/olam/create_instance.yml
index ee922b0..bce660a 100644
--- a/olam/create_instance.yml
+++ b/olam/create_instance.yml
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: "olam_passwordless_setup.yml"
       when: passwordless_ssh
 
+    - name: Install Oracle Linux Automation Engine
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - ansible-core
+        state: present
+      when:
+        - inventory_hostname in groups['control']
+        - use_olae_only
+
     - name: Install Oracle Linux Automation Manager
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: deploy-olam-tasks.yml
       vars:
diff --git a/olam/default_vars.yml b/olam/default_vars.yml
index 8793fcc..83a2e6e 100644
--- a/olam/default_vars.yml
+++ b/olam/default_vars.yml
@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ block_count: 1
 
 update_all: false
 passwordless_ssh: true
-olam_single_host: false
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+olam_single_host: false
+use_olae_only: false
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