diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 26a1ccd..ab5bd32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Role Variables
 --------------
 
 ````
+---
 lvm_groups:
   - vgname: ubuntu-vg
     disks: /dev/sda5,/dev/sdc,/dev/sdd  #for multiple disks...../dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
@@ -23,18 +24,12 @@ lvm_groups:
         filesystem: swap  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
         mount: false  #defines if filesystem should be mounted
         mntp: []  #defines mountpoint for lvol
-        extend: false  #defines if lvol should be extended..ex. after adding additional disks to VG
-        lvextend_options: -L+10G  #defines the options to pass to lvextend --- ('-L+10G') - would increase by 10GB whereas ('-l +100%FREE') would increase to full capacity
-        resize: false
       - lvname: root
         size: 40g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
         create: true  #defines if lvol should exist or be removed...true or false
         filesystem: ext4  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
         mount: true
         mntp: /  #defines mountpoint for lvol
-        extend: true  #defines if lvol should be extended..ex. after adding additional disks to VG
-        lvextend_options: -L+5G  #defines the options to pass to lvextend --- ('-L+10G') - would increase by 10GB whereas ('-l +100%FREE') would increase to full capacity
-        resize: true
   - vgname: test-vg
     disks: /dev/sdb  #for multiple disks...../dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
     create: true  #defines if VG should exist or be removed....true or false
@@ -45,18 +40,13 @@ lvm_groups:
         filesystem: ext4  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
         mount: true  #defines if filesystem should be mounted
         mntp: /mnt/test_1  #defines mountpoint for lvol
-        extend: false  #defines if lvol should be extended..ex. after adding additional disks to VG
-        lvextend_options: -L+10G  #defines the options to pass to lvextend --- ('-L+10G') - would increase by 10GB whereas ('-l +100%FREE') would increase to full capacity
-        resize: true
       - lvname: test_2
         size: 10g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
         create: true  #defines if lvol should exist or be removed...true or false
         filesystem: ext4  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
         mount: true
         mntp: /mnt/test_2  #defines mountpoint for lvol
-        extend: false  #defines if lvol should be extended..ex. after adding additional disks to VG
-        lvextend_options: -L+10G  #defines the options to pass to lvextend --- ('-L+10G') - would increase by 10GB whereas ('-l +100%FREE') would increase to full capacity
-        resize: true
+manage_lvm: false  #defines if LVM will be managed by role....default is false to ensure nothing is changed by accident.
 ````
 
 Dependencies
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 4318c85..d79f197 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,40 +2,35 @@
 # defaults file for ansible-manage-lvm
 lvm_groups:
   - vgname: ubuntu-vg
-    disks: /dev/sda5  #for multiple disks...../dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
+    disks: /dev/sda5,/dev/sdc,/dev/sdd  #for multiple disks...../dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
     create: true  #defines if VG should exist or be removed....true or false
     lvnames:
       - lvname: swap_1
-        size: 1g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
+        size: 5g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
         create: true  #defines if lvol should exist or be removed...true or false
         filesystem: swap  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
         mount: false  #defines if filesystem should be mounted
         mntp: []  #defines mountpoint for lvol
-        extend: false  #defines if lvol should be extended..ex. after adding additional disks to VG
-        lvextend_options: -L+10G  #defines the options to pass to lvextend --- ('-L+10G') - would increase by 10GB whereas ('-l +100%FREE') would increase to full capacity
       - lvname: root
-        size: 100%FREE  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
+        size: 40g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
         create: true  #defines if lvol should exist or be removed...true or false
         filesystem: ext4  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
         mount: true
         mntp: /  #defines mountpoint for lvol
-        extend: false  #defines if lvol should be extended..ex. after adding additional disks to VG
-        lvextend_options: -L+10G  #defines the options to pass to lvextend --- ('-L+10G') - would increase by 10GB whereas ('-l +100%FREE') would increase to full capacity
-#  - vgname: another-test-vg
-#    disks: /dev/sdc,/dev/sdd  #for multiple disks...../dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
-#    create: false  #defines if VG should exist or be removed....true or false
-#    lvnames:
-#      - lvname: test-1
-#        size: 10g
-#        create: true
-#        filesystem: ext4
-#        mntp: /mnt/test-1
-#        extend: false
-#        lvextend_options: -L+10G
-#      - lvname: test-2
-#        size: 25g
-#        create: false
-#        filesystem: ext3
-#        mntp: /mnt/test-2
-#        extend: false
-#        lvextend_options: -L+10G
+  - vgname: test-vg
+    disks: /dev/sdb  #for multiple disks...../dev/sdb,/dev/sdc
+    create: true  #defines if VG should exist or be removed....true or false
+    lvnames:
+      - lvname: test_1
+        size: 5g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
+        create: true  #defines if lvol should exist or be removed...true or false
+        filesystem: ext4  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
+        mount: true  #defines if filesystem should be mounted
+        mntp: /mnt/test_1  #defines mountpoint for lvol
+      - lvname: test_2
+        size: 10g  #define size of lvol...100%FREE, 10g, 1024 (megabytes by default)
+        create: true  #defines if lvol should exist or be removed...true or false
+        filesystem: ext4  #defines filesystem to format lvol as
+        mount: true
+        mntp: /mnt/test_2  #defines mountpoint for lvol
+manage_lvm: false  #defines if LVM will be managed by role....default is false to ensure nothing is changed by accident.
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 713a60a..a6f1922 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
   when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
 
 - include: manage_lvm.yml
+  when: manage_lvm is defined and manage_lvm