diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ff8989e6..bfd00de0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ dataverse:
   version: '6.2'
 #  robots_txt_url: https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/_downloads/3a5cd7a283eecd5e93289e30af713554/robots.txt
 
+breakpoint:
+  installer: false
+  test_suite: false
+
 build_guides: false
 
 db:
diff --git a/tasks/dataverse-install.yml b/tasks/dataverse-install.yml
index d5133fdc..d4ac7193 100644
--- a/tasks/dataverse-install.yml
+++ b/tasks/dataverse-install.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@
     python_bin: '/usr/bin/python3'
   when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
 
+- name: installer breakpoint
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: "You may now run the installer as {{ dataverse.payara.user }} in /tmp/dvinstall with python ./install.py -f --config_file=default.config"
+  when: breakpoint.installer == true
+
 - name: fire off installer
   shell: '{{ python_bin }} /tmp/dvinstall/install.py -f --config_file=default.config --noninteractive > /tmp/dvinstall/install.out 2>&1'
   become: yes
diff --git a/tests/group_vars/jenkins.yml b/tests/group_vars/jenkins.yml
index dfdfd96f..0b23e53c 100644
--- a/tests/group_vars/jenkins.yml
+++ b/tests/group_vars/jenkins.yml
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ dataverse:
     upgrade_only: false
   version: '6.2'
 
+breakpoint:
+  installer: false
+  test_suite: false
+
 build_guides: false
 
 db:
diff --git a/tests/group_vars/memorytests.yml b/tests/group_vars/memorytests.yml
index bc5f0e8a..1d3be2b0 100644
--- a/tests/group_vars/memorytests.yml
+++ b/tests/group_vars/memorytests.yml
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ dataverse:
     upgrade_only: false
   version: '6.2'
 
+breakpoint:
+  installer: false
+  test_suite: false
+
 build_guides: false
 
 db:
diff --git a/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml b/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml
index fba1d55b..cec1f75d 100644
--- a/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml
+++ b/tests/group_vars/vagrant.yml
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ dataverse:
     upgrade_only: false
   version: '6.2'
 
+breakpoint:
+  installer: false
+  test_suite: false
+
 build_guides: false
 
 db: