diff --git a/nginx-ingress.tf b/nginx-ingress.tf
index 2f06150..a181605 100644
--- a/nginx-ingress.tf
+++ b/nginx-ingress.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 resource "helm_release" "nginx-ingress-controller" {
+  count = var.enable_nginx_ingress_controller == "true" ? 1 : 0
+
   namespace        = "nginx-ingress"
   create_namespace = true
 
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "nginx-ingress-controller" {
   repository = "https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx"
   chart      = "ingress-nginx"
   version    = "4.8.0"
-  timeout = 600
+  timeout    = 600
 
   set {
     name  = "rbac.create"
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 86b1a74..88883b6 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -109,3 +109,9 @@ variable "tags" {
   type        = map(any)
   description = "List of custom tags to add to the install resources. Used for taxonomic purposes."
 }
+
+variable "enable_nginx_ingress_controller" {
+  type        = string
+  default     = "true"
+  description = "Toggle the nginx-ingress controller in the EKS cluster."
+}