diff --git a/aws-s3-backend/dynamo.tf b/aws-s3-backend/dynamo.tf
index a00bcf8..ab926fc 100644
--- a/aws-s3-backend/dynamo.tf
+++ b/aws-s3-backend/dynamo.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #  a new AWS DynamoDB table resource 
 resource "aws_dynamodb_table" "locking" {
-  for_each = toset(var.environments)
+  for_each = var.enable_dynamodb ? toset(var.environments) : {}
   name     = "${var.prefix}-${each.key}-locktable"
 
   hash_key       = "LockID"
diff --git a/aws-s3-backend/vars.tf b/aws-s3-backend/vars.tf
index dd6a0cd..5796ee3 100644
--- a/aws-s3-backend/vars.tf
+++ b/aws-s3-backend/vars.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ variable "approved_arns" {
   type = list(string)
 }
 
+variable "enable_dyanmodb" {
+  type    = bool
+  default = true
+}
+
 variable "force_destroy" {
   type    = bool
   default = false
@@ -29,3 +34,4 @@ output "lock_tables" {
 output "role_arn" {
   value = aws_iam_role.iac_role.arn
 }
+