diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ab269db7185a09e76a65d1c2461533765b9c0aaf..5eef47bcf35b40a424258b3a4158fd3c0a5427be 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ Role Variables
 | `funkwhale_ssl_cert_path`               | ``                            | Path to an existing SSL certificate to use (use in combination with `funkwhale_letsencrypt_enabled: false`) |
 | `funkwhale_ssl_key_path`                | ``                            | Path to an existing SSL key to use (use in combination with `funkwhale_letsencrypt_enabled: false`) |
 | `funkwhale_static_path`                 | `/srv/funkwhale/data/static`  | Path were Funkwhale static files should be stored |
+| `funkwhale_systemd_managed`             | `true`                        | If `true`, will configure Funkwhale systemd services   |
 | `funkwhale_systemd_after`               | `redis.service postgresql.service` | Configuration used for Systemd `After=` directive. Modify it if you have a database or redis server on a separate host   |
 | `funkwhale_systemd_service_name`        | `funkwhale`                   | Name of the generated Systemd service, e.g when calling `systemctl start <xxx>` |
 | `funkwhale_username`                    | `funkwhale`                   | Username of the system user and owner of Funkwhale data, files and configuration |
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index a07a6f4a8ea6b0ca3cc16b59d48cb09d7e13a13b..d46d71064bfbc21ddce08074a185aee292d157e0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ funkwhale_web_workers: 1
 funkwhale_protocol: https
 funkwhale_settings_module: config.settings.production
 funkwhale_env_vars: []
+funkwhale_systemd_managed: true
 funkwhale_systemd_after: redis.service postgresql.service
 funkwhale_systemd_service_name: funkwhale
 funkwhale_letsencrypt_certbot_flags:
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index f4b7666be378b863b331874842b67913a4a3c67e..5e3952e808cd96fc950b655598b4793ae658a64c 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 - name: reload funkwhale
   become: true
+  when: funkwhale_systemd_managed
   shell: |
     systemctl kill -s HUP {{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}-server
     systemctl kill -s HUP {{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}-worker
diff --git a/tasks/services.yml b/tasks/services.yml
index f682f7d34c03deeca531f9d71cc07b9e8e2e9148..d07b6f6876d366e6c5f16cb4b304372aca5647ab 100644
--- a/tasks/services.yml
+++ b/tasks/services.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - name: "Create {{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}-* systemd file"
   become: true
+  when: funkwhale_systemd_managed
   template:
     src: "funkwhale-process.service.j2"
     dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}-{{ item.name }}.service"
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 
 - name: "Create {{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }} systemd target file"
   become: true
+  when: funkwhale_systemd_managed
   template:
     src: "{{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}.target.j2"
     dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}.target"
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@
 
 - name: "Start and enable {{ funkwhale_systemd_service_name }}-* services"
   become: true
+  when: funkwhale_systemd_managed
   systemd:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     enabled: true