diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml
index 81deab47a7bf70ae361d85efb7c52a8491fece7e..63ed34d2b594a98b50abc41466e05f094d7f1d14 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/base_config/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 dry_run: "True"
 is_base_config_run: "True"
 is_verification_workflow: false
+is_pe_promotion_wf: false
 
 verbs:
   - "compile"
diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/promote_p_to_pe/vars/main.yml b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/promote_p_to_pe/vars/main.yml
index 33851df6536e31c0e07305d65540f3300be84706..70140ac6c1d523692905dd1d5cfa85408225514d 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/promote_p_to_pe/vars/main.yml
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/promote_p_to_pe/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # vars file for promote_p_to_pe
+is_pe_promotion_wf: true
 dry_run: true
 verbs:
   - set_isis_overload # Drain traffic to/from the router by setting ISIS overload