diff --git a/manifests/mod/disk_cache.pp b/manifests/mod/disk_cache.pp
index abd46ddd..9d8c5e20 100644
--- a/manifests/mod/disk_cache.pp
+++ b/manifests/mod/disk_cache.pp
@@ -1,62 +1,63 @@
 # @summary
 #   Installs and configures `mod_disk_cache`.
 # 
 # @param cache_root
 #   Defines the name of the directory on the disk to contain cache files.
 #   Default depends on the Apache version and operating system:
 #   - Debian: /var/cache/apache2/mod_cache_disk
 #   - FreeBSD: /var/cache/mod_cache_disk
 #   - Red Hat, Apache 2.4: /var/cache/httpd/proxy
 #   - Red Hat, Apache 2.2: /var/cache/mod_proxy
 #
 # @param cache_ignore_headers
 #   Specifies HTTP header(s) that should not be stored in the cache.
 #
 # @note
 #   Apache 2.2, mod_disk_cache installed. On Apache 2.4, mod_cache_disk installed.
 #
 # @see https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_disk_cache.html for additional documentation.
 #
 class apache::mod::disk_cache (
   $cache_root           = undef,
   $cache_ignore_headers = undef,
+  $default_cache_enable = true,
 ) {
   include apache
   if $cache_root {
     $_cache_root = $cache_root
   }
   elsif versioncmp($apache::apache_version, '2.4') >= 0 {
     $_cache_root = $::osfamily ? {
       'debian'  => '/var/cache/apache2/mod_cache_disk',
       'redhat'  => '/var/cache/httpd/proxy',
       'freebsd' => '/var/cache/mod_cache_disk',
     }
   }
   else {
     $_cache_root = $::osfamily ? {
       'debian'  => '/var/cache/apache2/mod_disk_cache',
       'redhat'  => '/var/cache/mod_proxy',
       'freebsd' => '/var/cache/mod_disk_cache',
     }
   }
 
   if versioncmp($apache::apache_version, '2.4') >= 0 {
     apache::mod { 'cache_disk': }
   }
   else {
     apache::mod { 'disk_cache': }
   }
 
   Class['::apache::mod::cache'] -> Class['::apache::mod::disk_cache']
 
   # Template uses $_cache_root
   file { 'disk_cache.conf':
     ensure  => file,
     path    => "${apache::mod_dir}/disk_cache.conf",
     mode    => $apache::file_mode,
     content => template('apache/mod/disk_cache.conf.erb'),
     require => Exec["mkdir ${apache::mod_dir}"],
     before  => File[$apache::mod_dir],
     notify  => Class['apache::service'],
   }
 }
diff --git a/templates/mod/disk_cache.conf.erb b/templates/mod/disk_cache.conf.erb
index 44d4fd2b..c97ee766 100644
--- a/templates/mod/disk_cache.conf.erb
+++ b/templates/mod/disk_cache.conf.erb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+<% if @default_cache_enable -%>
 CacheEnable disk /
+<% end -%>
 CacheRoot "<%= @_cache_root %>"
 CacheDirLevels 2
 CacheDirLength 1
 <% if @cache_ignore_headers -%>
 CacheIgnoreHeaders <%= @cache_ignore_headers -%>
 <% end -%>
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