diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 936fc50..8839191 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+telegraf_enabled: True
 # defaults file for ansible-telegraf
 
 telegraf_agent_version: 1.10.0
diff --git a/tasks/configure_linux.yml b/tasks/configure_linux.yml
index 56079a8..9c81c00 100644
--- a/tasks/configure_linux.yml
+++ b/tasks/configure_linux.yml
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
 - name: "Start Telegraf (If it wasn't running)"
   service:
     name: telegraf
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
+    state: "{{ telegraf_enabled | ternary('started', 'stopped') }}"
+    enabled: "{{ telegraf_enabled }}"
   become: yes
   when: not telegraf_agent_docker