diff --git a/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml b/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml
index 5b04769..3e18ca1 100644
--- a/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml
+++ b/tasks/with_no_proxy.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: Configure Apigee Yum repositories
   yum_repository:
      enabled: "{{ item.enabled | default(true} }}"
-     state: present
+     state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
      name: "{{ item.repo_id }}"
      description: "{{ item.name }}"
      baseurl: "{{ item.baseurl }}"