diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 809751b..7ad340f 100755
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ patroni_pip_packages:
   - { name: "setuptools",                 state: "latest",  umask: "0022", executable: "pip3" }
   - { name: "patroni[{{ patroni_dcs }}]", state: "present", umask: "0022", executable: "pip3" }
 
+patroni_repo_packages:
+  - { name: "patroni", state: "present" }
+
 patroni_replication_username: replicator
 patroni_replication_password: repuserpasswd
 patroni_superuser_username: postgres
diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index 5ed25c6..7cc790b 100755
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@
   with_items:
     - "{{ patroni_pip_packages }}"
   when: patroni_install_from_pip
+
+- name: Install patroni from repo
+  package:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state }}"
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ patroni_repo_packages }}"
+  when: not patroni_install_from_pip