diff --git a/manifests/repo/apt.pp b/manifests/repo/apt.pp
index 4f7b5d2f7..641099ec7 100644
--- a/manifests/repo/apt.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo/apt.pp
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@
 
   Class['rabbitmq::repo::apt'] -> Package<| title == 'rabbitmq-server' |>
 
+  $ensure_repo = $rabbitmq::manage_repos ? {
+    false   => 'absent',
+    default => 'present',
+  }
+
   apt::source { 'rabbitmq':
+    ensure      => $ensure_repo,
     location    => $location,
     release     => $release,
     repos       => $repos,
diff --git a/manifests/repo/rhel.pp b/manifests/repo/rhel.pp
index daa994224..4ae751701 100644
--- a/manifests/repo/rhel.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo/rhel.pp
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 # Imports the gpg key if it doesn't already exist.
 class rabbitmq::repo::rhel {
 
-  $package_gpg_key = $rabbitmq::package_gpg_key
+  if $rabbitmq::manage_repos {
 
-  Class['rabbitmq::repo::rhel'] -> Package<| title == 'rabbitmq-server' |>
+    $package_gpg_key = $rabbitmq::package_gpg_key
 
-  exec { "rpm --import ${package_gpg_key}":
-    path   => ['/bin','/usr/bin','/sbin','/usr/sbin'],
-    unless => 'rpm -q gpg-pubkey-056e8e56-468e43f2 2>/dev/null',
-  }
+    Class['rabbitmq::repo::rhel'] -> Package<| title == 'rabbitmq-server' |>
 
+    exec { "rpm --import ${package_gpg_key}":
+      path   => ['/bin','/usr/bin','/sbin','/usr/sbin'],
+      unless => 'rpm -q gpg-pubkey-056e8e56-468e43f2 2>/dev/null',
+    }
+  }
 }