diff --git a/oamapps/postConfigure/installer.cpp b/oamapps/postConfigure/installer.cpp
index 8ea9af62f..55f91b2e6 100644
--- a/oamapps/postConfigure/installer.cpp
+++ b/oamapps/postConfigure/installer.cpp
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	string nodeps = "-h";
 	string installer_debug = "0";
 	string packageType = "rpm";
+	string managePackages = "1";
 
 	Config* sysConfig = Config::makeConfig();
 	string SystemSection = "SystemConfig";
@@ -383,6 +384,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
+	//Have we to manage packages ?
+	try{
+		managePackages = sysConfig->getConfig(InstallSection, "managePackages");
+	}
+	catch(...)
+	{
+		cout << "ERROR: Problem getting managePackages" << endl;
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
 	//get Parent OAM Module Name and setup of it's Custom OS files
 	string parentOAMModuleName;
 	try{
@@ -555,7 +566,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 						temppwprompt = "none";
 						
 					cout << endl << "----- Performing Uninstall on Module '" + remoteModuleName + "' -----" << endl << endl;
-					cmd = installDir + "/bin/user_installer.sh " + remoteModuleName + " " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " " + calpont_rpm1 + " " + calpont_rpm2 + " " + calpont_rpm3 + " " + mysql_rpm + " " + mysqld_rpm + " " + installType + " " + packageType + " " + nodeps + " " + temppwprompt + " " + installer_debug;
+					cmd = installDir + "/bin/user_installer.sh " + remoteModuleName + " " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " " + calpont_rpm1 + " " + calpont_rpm2 + " " + calpont_rpm3 + " " + mysql_rpm + " " + mysqld_rpm + " " + installType + " " + packageType + " " + nodeps + " " + temppwprompt + " " + installer_debug + " " + managePackages;
 					int rtnCode = system(cmd.c_str());
 					if (WEXITSTATUS(rtnCode) != 0) {
 						cout << endl << "ERROR: returned from user_installer.sh" << endl;
@@ -649,7 +660,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 						temppwprompt = "none";
 						
 					cout << endl << "----- Performing Install on Module '" + remoteModuleName + "' -----" << endl << endl;
-					cmd = installDir + "/bin/user_installer.sh " + remoteModuleName + " " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " " + calpont_rpm1 + " " + calpont_rpm2 + " " + calpont_rpm3 + " " + mysql_rpm + " " + mysqld_rpm + " " + installType + " " + packageType + " " + nodeps + " " + temppwprompt + " " + installer_debug;
+					cmd = installDir + "/bin/user_installer.sh " + remoteModuleName + " " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " " + calpont_rpm1 + " " + calpont_rpm2 + " " + calpont_rpm3 + " " + mysql_rpm + " " + mysqld_rpm + " " + installType + " " + packageType + " " + nodeps + " " + temppwprompt + " " + installer_debug + managePackages;
 					int rtnCode = system(cmd.c_str());
 					if (WEXITSTATUS(rtnCode) != 0) {
 						cout << endl << "ERROR returned from user_installer.sh" << endl;
diff --git a/procmgr/processmanager.cpp b/procmgr/processmanager.cpp
index 8dedf915d..ed62ba815 100644
--- a/procmgr/processmanager.cpp
+++ b/procmgr/processmanager.cpp
@@ -4484,8 +4484,10 @@ int ProcessManager::addModule(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist, std::str
 
 	string systemID;
 	string packageType = "rpm";
+	string managePackages = "1";
 
 	oam.getSystemConfig("EEPackageType", packageType);
+	oam.getSystemConfig("managePackages", managePackages);
 
 	//
 	// check for RPM package
@@ -5063,7 +5065,7 @@ int ProcessManager::addModule(oam::DeviceNetworkList devicenetworklist, std::str
 			if ( packageType != "binary" ) {
 				log.writeLog(__LINE__, "addModule - user_installer run for " +  remoteModuleName, LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);
 
-				string cmd = installDir + "/bin/user_installer.sh " + remoteModuleName + " " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " " + version + " initial " + packageType + " --nodeps none " + MySQLPort + " 1 > /tmp/user_installer.log";
+				string cmd = installDir + "/bin/user_installer.sh " + remoteModuleName + " " + remoteModuleIP + " " + password + " " + version + " initial " + packageType + " --nodeps none " + MySQLPort + " 1 " + managePackages + " > /tmp/user_installer.log";
 
 				log.writeLog(__LINE__, "addModule cmd: " + cmd, LOG_TYPE_DEBUG);