diff --git a/docs/ADVANCED.md b/docs/ADVANCED.md
index 088d0e7a..fded6a31 100644
--- a/docs/ADVANCED.md
+++ b/docs/ADVANCED.md
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Splunk-Ansible ships with an inventory script in `inventory/environ.py`. The scr
 | SPLUNK_HEAVY_FORWARDER_URL | Comma-separated list of all Splunk Enterprise heavy forwarder hosts (network alias) | no | no | no |
 | SPLUNK_DEPLOYER_URL | One Splunk Enterprise deployer host (network alias) | no | yes | no |
 | SPLUNK_CLUSTER_MASTER_URL | One Splunk Enterprise cluster master host (network alias) | no | no | yes |
+| SPLUNK_SKIP_CLUSTER_BUNDLE_PUSH | When set to "true", skips the cluster bundle push that happens on the cluster master | no | no | no |
 | SPLUNK_SEARCH_HEAD_CAPTAIN_URL | One Splunk Enterprise search head host (network alias). Passing this ENV variable will enable search head clustering. | no | yes | no |
 | SPLUNK_LICENSE_MASTER_URL | One Splunk Enterprise license master host (network alias). Passing this ENV variable will enable license master setup. | no | no | no |
 | SPLUNK_DEPLOYMENT_SERVER | One Splunk host (network alias) that we use as a [deployment server](http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/latest/Updating/Configuredeploymentclients). | no | no | no |
diff --git a/inventory/environ.py b/inventory/environ.py
index e813bc0f..2979b251 100755
--- a/inventory/environ.py
+++ b/inventory/environ.py
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ def getDefaultVars():
     getSplunkdSSL(defaultVars)
     getDistributedTopology(defaultVars)
     getLicenses(defaultVars)
+    # Determine if Skip CM Bundle Push Enabled
+    defaultVars["splunk"]["skip_cluster_bundle_push"] = os.environ.get('SPLUNK_SKIP_CLUSTER_BUNDLE_PUSH', '').lower() == 'true'
     # Determine DMC settings
     defaultVars["dmc_forwarder_monitoring"] = os.environ.get('DMC_FORWARDER_MONITORING', False)
     defaultVars["dmc_asset_interval"] = os.environ.get('DMC_ASSET_INTERVAL', '3,18,33,48 * * * *')
diff --git a/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/apply_cluster_bundle.yml b/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/apply_cluster_bundle.yml
index 9950d720..e6424ef9 100644
--- a/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/apply_cluster_bundle.yml
+++ b/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/apply_cluster_bundle.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@
 - debug:
     msg: "WARNING: Indexer bundle push still in progress - proceeding anyways..."
   when:
-    - cluster_bundle_status.stdout.find("cluster_status=Rolling restart of the peers is in progress")!=-1
+    - cluster_bundle_status.stdout.find("cluster_status=Rolling restart of the peers is in progress")!=-1
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diff --git a/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/main.yml b/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/main.yml
index ec47878d..0aecb779 100644
--- a/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/splunk_cluster_master/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
   loop: "{{ splunk.app_paths_install.idxc }}"
 
 - include_tasks: apply_cluster_bundle.yml
+  when: 
+    - not splunk.skip_cluster_bundle_push | bool
 
 # This installed_apps list gets mutated by ESS bundle generation, hence we
 # need to refresh this array of apps before disabling them all
@@ -53,5 +55,4 @@
     - splunk.multisite_search_factor_origin is defined
     - splunk.multisite_search_factor_total is defined
 
-- include_tasks: ../../../roles/splunk_common/tasks/check_for_required_restarts.yml
-
+- include_tasks: ../../../roles/splunk_common/tasks/check_for_required_restarts.yml
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