diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/single_use_slave.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/single_use_slave.pp
index f4061f94cf..eba1f51572 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/single_use_slave.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/single_use_slave.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ class openstack_project::single_use_slave (
   $include_pypy = false,
   $automatic_upgrades = false,
   $all_mysql_privs = false,
+  $enable_unbound = true,
   $ssh_key = $openstack_project::jenkins_ssh_key
 ) inherits openstack_project {
   class { 'openstack_project::template':
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ class openstack_project::single_use_slave (
     automatic_upgrades  => $automatic_upgrades,
     install_users       => $install_users,
     install_resolv_conf => $install_resolv_conf,
+    enable_unbound      => $enable_unbound,
     iptables_rules4     =>
       [
         # Ports 69 and 6385 allow to allow ironic VM nodes to reach tftp and
diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
index d13e07eb51..9c32acc4a5 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/manifests/template.pp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class openstack_project::template (
   $automatic_upgrades        = true,
   $certname                  = $::fqdn,
   $ca_server                 = undef,
+  $enable_unbound            = true,
 ) {
   include ssh
   include snmpd
@@ -48,8 +49,10 @@ class openstack_project::template (
     ensure => present,
   }
 
-  class { 'unbound':
-    install_resolv_conf => $install_resolv_conf
+  if ($enable_unbound) {
+    class { 'unbound':
+      install_resolv_conf => $install_resolv_conf
+    }
   }
 
   if $::osfamily == 'Debian' {