diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index 569f17a550..80ca67eba0 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -220,3 +220,6 @@ krb_builder: False
 
 # Normal default sshd port is 22
 sshd_port: 22
+
+# assume collectd apache
+collectd_apache: true