diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all b/ansible/group_vars/all
index f7b65c070a69233d69c5becbef66450819781ee7..d1b1c9a12ff68d401ce31a8864965972defbb7d1 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 # nfs_mounts related
   enable_nfs_mounts: true
   use_autofs: false
+  use_fstab: false
   mount_points:
     - { "src": "master:/gpfs4", "path": "/gpfs4", "opts": "ro,sync,hard", "mode": "0755" }
     - { "src": "master:/gpfs5", "path": "/gpfs5", "opts": "ro,sync,hard", "mode": "0755" }
diff --git a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml
index 507f4c6e0c6700830aeb7b96479ff400570bddfe..96a76ff49f8d6f3fb2cd6f15bddf9fb484934f3c 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/nfs_mounts/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - name: nfs_mounts using fstab
   include_tasks: fstab.yml
-  when: not use_autofs
+  when: use_fstab
 
 - name: nfs_mounts using autofs
   include_tasks: autofs.yml