diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index c7bd148140f65d178c698eea673be2f5ce6b9bae..177f73a21f014ecf16b9db42bbe2e393c0b64666 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     jupyter_service: true
     ignore_python_version: false 
     ignore_architecture: false
+    jupyter_start: true
 
   pre_tasks:
     - name: Check python version
diff --git a/roles/jupyter-lab/tasks/main.yml b/roles/jupyter-lab/tasks/main.yml
index c98db86ffef390ccc623852ad1eabc69c1c286cc..241b2208e808cce000979df2a52294c60cf611d3 100644
--- a/roles/jupyter-lab/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/jupyter-lab/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
     state: started
     enabled: true
     daemon_reload: true
-  when: jupyter_service
+  when: jupyter_service and jupyter_start