diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index faabdc7..2a0f61c 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ common_resolvconf_hnfqdn: true
 common_resolvconf_nameservers: []
 common_resolvconf_domain: ""
 common_resolvconf_search: []
+common_rsyslog: True
 common_rsyslog_forwards: []
 common_basic_packages:
   - apt-transport-https
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 1e7e64d..8ec8741 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@
 
 - include: ntp.yml
 - include: openssh.yml
+
 - include: rsyslog.yml
+  when: common_rsyslog
+  tags: ['common', 'rsyslog']
 
 - include: "{{ common_mailer }}.yml"
   when: common_mailer != False