diff --git a/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/gitlab.tf b/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/gitlab.tf
index e8dd798..44b347e 100644
--- a/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/gitlab.tf
+++ b/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/gitlab.tf
@@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ resource "gitlab_project_runner_enablement" "k3s" {
   runner_id = octopusdeploy_tenant_common_variable.gitlabrunnerid.value
 }
 
-#resource "gitlab_project_variable" "OCTOAPI" {
-#  count = var.OCTOAPI != "" ? 1 : 0 
-#  project   = gitlab_project.project.id
-#  key       = "OCTOAPI"
-#  value     = var.OCTOAPI
-#  protected = false
-#  masked    = true
-#}
+
+resource "gitlab_project_variable" "OCTOAPI" {
+  count = var.Enable_OCTOAPI ? 1 : 0 
+  project   = gitlab_project.project.id
+  key       = "OCTOAPI"
+  value     = var.OCTOAPI
+  protected = false
+  masked    = true
+}
diff --git a/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tf b/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tf
index d0cdbde..94dd5e3 100644
--- a/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tf
+++ b/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tf
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ variable "GITLAB_SHARED_RUNNER_ID" {
   default = 0
 }
 
+variable "Enable_OCTOAPI" {
+  type = bool
+  default = false
+}
+
 variable "OCTOAPI" {
   type = string
   default = ""
diff --git a/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tfvars b/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tfvars
index 8a0c568..a05fae1 100644
--- a/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tfvars
+++ b/TERRAFORM.GITLAB.PROJECTS/variables.tfvars
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ GITLAB_TOKEN="#{GITLAB_TOKEN}"
 GITLAB_PROJECT_NAME="#{GITLAB_PROJECT_NAME}"
 GITLAB_SHARED_RUNNER_ID="#{GITLAB_SHARED_RUNNER_ID}"
 OCTOAPI="#{OCTOAPI}"
+Enable_OCTOAPI="#{Enable_OCTOAPI}"
 OCTO_TENANT_ID="#{OCTO_TENANT_ID}"
-Development="#{Development}"
\ No newline at end of file
+Development="#{Development}"