diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all b/inventory/group_vars/all
index 9d77281c9e..83f91aebc5 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all
@@ -225,3 +225,6 @@ sshd_port: 22
 
 # assume collectd apache
 collectd_apache: true
+
+# assume vpn is false
+vpn: false