diff --git a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-centos.yml b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-centos.yml
index fecf32d02..2295d8a1e 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-centos.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap-os/tasks/bootstrap-centos.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
     - { option: "enabled", value: "1" }
     - { option: "baseurl", value: "http://yum.oracle.com/repo/OracleLinux/OL{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}/addons/x86_64/" }
   when:
+    - use_oracle_public_repo|default(true)
     - '"Oracle" in os_release.stdout'
     - (ansible_distribution_version | float) >= 7.6
 
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@
     name: "oracle-epel-release-el{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"
     state: present
   when:
+    - use_oracle_public_repo|default(true)
     - '"Oracle" in os_release.stdout'
     - (ansible_distribution_version | float) >= 7.6