diff --git a/modules/project_services/main.tf b/modules/project_services/main.tf
index 56c1aa25..89381bc2 100644
--- a/modules/project_services/main.tf
+++ b/modules/project_services/main.tf
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 locals {
-  services = toset(concat(var.activate_apis, [for i in var.activate_api_identities : i.api]))
+  services = var.enable_apis ? toset(concat(var.activate_apis, [for i in var.activate_api_identities : i.api])) : toset([])
   service_identities = flatten([
     for i in var.activate_api_identities : [
       for r in i.roles :
diff --git a/modules/project_services/variables.tf b/modules/project_services/variables.tf
index 76be30e0..e8c7570c 100644
--- a/modules/project_services/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/project_services/variables.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ variable "project_id" {
 
 variable "enable_apis" {
   description = "Whether to actually enable the APIs. If false, this module is a no-op."
-  default     = "true"
+  default     = true
 }
 
 variable "activate_apis" {