diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index ab7c377..2a36b0e 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ else
                 echo "Deploying services: $2"
                 $BASE_CMD --tags setup_services --extra-vars "services=$2"
             fi
+	    ;;
+        "base")
+            $BASE_CMD --tags base_only
+	    ;;
     esac
 fi
diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index fe577fc..1b98c5d 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -35,5 +35,7 @@
   tasks:
     - import_role:
         name: ubuntu_base
+      tags:
+      - base_only
     - import_role:
         name: docker