diff --git a/nix/deuxfleurs.nix b/nix/deuxfleurs.nix
index 7c2919c..0b5169f 100644
--- a/nix/deuxfleurs.nix
+++ b/nix/deuxfleurs.nix
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ in
       description = "List of users having an admin account on cluster nodes, maps user names to a list of authorized SSH keys";
       type = types.attrsOf (types.listOf types.str);
     };
+    bootstrap = mkOption {
+      description = "Whether to enable bootstrapping for Nomad and Consul";
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+    };
   };
 
   config = {
@@ -187,10 +192,8 @@ in
     services.consul.enable = true;
     services.consul.extraConfig =
       (if cfg.is_raft_server
-      then {
-        server = true;
-        bootstrap_expect = 3;
-      }
+      then { server = true; }
+        // (if cfg.bootstrap then { bootstrap_expect = 3; } else {})
       else {}) //
     {
       datacenter = cfg.cluster_name;
@@ -235,11 +238,10 @@ in
     ];
     services.nomad.settings =
       (if cfg.is_raft_server
-      then { server = {
-        enabled = true;
-        bootstrap_expect = 3;
-      }; }
-      else {}) //
+      then {
+          server = { enabled = true; }
+            // (if cfg.bootstrap then { bootstrap_expect = 3; } else {});
+      } else {}) //
     {
       region = cfg.cluster_name;
       datacenter = cfg.site_name;