diff --git a/playbooks/roles/forum/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/forum/defaults/main.yml
index 17d8cf2..a4dec8e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/forum/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/forum/defaults/main.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ FORUM_API_KEY: "password"
 FORUM_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST: "localhost"
 FORUM_ELASTICSEARCH_PORT: "9200"
 FORUM_ELASTICSEARCH_URL: "http://{{ FORUM_ELASTICSEARCH_HOST }}:{{ FORUM_ELASTICSEARCH_PORT }}"
+
+# This needs to be a string, set to 'false' to disable
+FORUM_NEW_RELIC_ENABLE: 'true'
 FORUM_NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY: "new-relic-license-key"
 FORUM_NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME: "forum-newrelic-app"
+
 FORUM_WORKER_PROCESSES: "4"
 FORUM_LISTEN_HOST: "0.0.0.0"
 FORUM_LISTEN_PORT: "4567"
@@ -44,6 +48,7 @@ forum_environment:
   SEARCH_SERVER: "{{ FORUM_ELASTICSEARCH_URL }}"
   MONGOHQ_URL: "{{ FORUM_MONGO_URL }}"
   HOME: "{{ forum_app_dir }}"
+  NEW_RELIC_ENABLE: "{{ FORUM_NEW_RELIC_ENABLE }}"
   NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME: "{{ FORUM_NEW_RELIC_APP_NAME }}"
   NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY: "{{ FORUM_NEW_RELIC_LICENSE_KEY }}"
   WORKER_PROCESSES: "{{ FORUM_WORKER_PROCESSES }}"