diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 3663190..23b47a2 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ resource "digitalocean_firewall" "default" {
 #Description : Provides a DigitalOcean database firewall resource allowing you to restrict connections to your database to trusted sources.
 ##------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 resource "digitalocean_database_firewall" "default" {
-  count = var.enabled == true && var.database_cluster_id != null ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.enabled == true && var.database_firewall_enabled && var.database_cluster_id != null ? 1 : 0
 
   cluster_id = var.database_cluster_id
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 9d71668..bcbe998 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ variable "enabled" {
   description = "Flag to control the firewall creation."
 }
 
+variable "database_firewall_enabled" {
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+  description = "Flag to control the firewall creation."
+}
+
 variable "allowed_ip" {
   type        = list(any)
   default     = []