diff --git a/modules/addon/helm.tf b/modules/addon/helm.tf
index e9f3343..2659c31 100644
--- a/modules/addon/helm.tf
+++ b/modules/addon/helm.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 resource "helm_release" "this" {
-  count            = var.enabled == true && var.argo_enabled == false ? 1 : 0
+  count            = var.enabled == true && var.helm_enabled == true && var.argo_enabled == false ? 1 : 0
   chart            = var.helm_chart_name
   create_namespace = var.helm_create_namespace
   namespace        = var.namespace
diff --git a/modules/addon/variables.tf b/modules/addon/variables.tf
index f1b4d1b..cca6b2c 100644
--- a/modules/addon/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/addon/variables.tf
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ variable "enabled" {
 
 # ================ common variables (required) ================
 
+variable "helm_enabled" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = null
+  description = "Set to false to prevent installation of the module via Helm release. Defaults to `true`."
+}
+
 variable "helm_chart_name" {
   type        = string
   default     = null