diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/installPackages/myTask.sh b/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/installPackages/myTask.sh
index bb390434..c01dc350 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/installPackages/myTask.sh
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/installPackages/myTask.sh
@@ -19,56 +19,58 @@ export OPENWHISK_HOME=/openwhisk
 
 export PROVIDER_DB_URL=$PROVIDER_DB_PROTOCOL://$PROVIDER_DB_USERNAME:$PROVIDER_DB_PASSWORD@$PROVIDER_DB_HOST:$PROVIDER_DB_PORT
 
-#####
-# Install Route Mgmt Support
-#####
-
-# Clone openwhisk repo to get installRouteMgmt.sh and core/routemgmt
+# Clone openwhisk repo
 git clone https://github.com/apache/openwhisk openwhisk
 pushd openwhisk
     git checkout $OW_GIT_TAG_OPENWHISK
     rm -f /openwhisk/ansible/files/auth.guest /openwhisk/ansible/files/auth.whisk.system
 popd
 
-# Setup env for installRouteMgmt.sh
-if [ "$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_USER" ]; then
-    export GW_USER=$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_USER
-else
-    export GW_USER=' '
-fi
-if [ "$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    export GW_PWD=$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_PASSWORD
-else
-    export GW_PWD=' '
-fi
-if [ "$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_HOST_V2" ]; then
-    export GW_HOST_V2=$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_HOST_V2
-else
-    echo "Must provide a value for WHISK_API_GATEWAY_HOST_V2"
-    exit 1
-fi
+if [ "${WHISK_API_GATEWAY_ENABLED:-no}" = "yes" ]; then
+    #####
+    # Install Route Mgmt Support
+    #####
 
-pushd $OPENWHISK_HOME/ansible/roles/routemgmt/files
-    # This operation is unreliable in a TravisCI environment (for unknown reasons),
-    # so try multiple times before giving up.
-    PASSED=false
-    TRIES=0
-    until $PASSED || [ $TRIES -eq 10 ]; do
-        if ./installRouteMgmt.sh $WHISK_AUTH $WHISK_API_HOST_URL $WHISK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE /usr/local/bin/wsk; then
-            PASSED=true
-            echo "Successfully deployed routemgmt package"
-        else
-            echo "Failed to deploy routemgmt package; will pause, uninstall, and try again"
-            let TRIES=TRIES+1
-            sleep 10
-            ./uninstallRouteMgmt.sh $WHISK_AUTH $WHISK_API_HOST_URL $WHISK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE /usr/local/bin/wsk;
-        fi
-    done
-    if ! $PASSED; then
-        echo "Giving up after 10 failed attempts to install the routemgmt package"
+    # Setup env for installRouteMgmt.sh
+    if [ "$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_USER" ]; then
+        export GW_USER=$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_USER
+    else
+        export GW_USER=' '
+    fi
+    if [ "$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        export GW_PWD=$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_PASSWORD
+    else
+        export GW_PWD=' '
+    fi
+    if [ "$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_HOST_V2" ]; then
+        export GW_HOST_V2=$WHISK_API_GATEWAY_HOST_V2
+    else
+        echo "Must provide a value for WHISK_API_GATEWAY_HOST_V2"
         exit 1
     fi
-popd
+
+    pushd $OPENWHISK_HOME/ansible/roles/routemgmt/files
+        # This operation is unreliable in a TravisCI environment (for unknown reasons),
+        # so try multiple times before giving up.
+        PASSED=false
+        TRIES=0
+        until $PASSED || [ $TRIES -eq 10 ]; do
+            if ./installRouteMgmt.sh $WHISK_AUTH $WHISK_API_HOST_URL $WHISK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE /usr/local/bin/wsk; then
+                PASSED=true
+                echo "Successfully deployed routemgmt package"
+            else
+                echo "Failed to deploy routemgmt package; will pause, uninstall, and try again"
+                let TRIES=TRIES+1
+                sleep 10
+                ./uninstallRouteMgmt.sh $WHISK_AUTH $WHISK_API_HOST_URL $WHISK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE /usr/local/bin/wsk;
+            fi
+        done
+        if ! $PASSED; then
+            echo "Giving up after 10 failed attempts to install the routemgmt package"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    popd
+fi
 
 #####
 # Install the OpenWhisk Catalog
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/tests/smoketest/myTask.sh b/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/tests/smoketest/myTask.sh
index 0ac526de..83059ad6 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/tests/smoketest/myTask.sh
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/configMapFiles/tests/smoketest/myTask.sh
@@ -71,25 +71,29 @@ if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# now define it as an api and invoke it that way
-echo "Registering as an api"
-wsk -i api create /demo /hello get hello || (echo "FAILED: unable to create API"; exit 1)
-echo "Invoking action via the api"
-API_URL=$(wsk -i api list | grep hello | awk '{print $4}')
-echo "External api URL: $API_URL"
-INTERNAL_URL=$(echo $API_URL | sed s#^http.*/api/#$WSK_API_HOST_URL/api/#)
-echo "Internal api URL: $INTERNAL_URL"
-RESULT=$(wget --no-check-certificate -qO- "$INTERNAL_URL" | grep 'Hello world')
-if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then
-  echo "FAILED! Could not invoke hello via apigateway"
-  exit 1
-fi
+if [ "${WHISK_API_GATEWAY_ENABLED:-no}" = "yes" ]; then
+  # now define it as an api and invoke it that way
+  echo "Registering as an api"
+  wsk -i api create /demo /hello get hello || (echo "FAILED: unable to create API"; exit 1)
+  echo "Invoking action via the api"
+  API_URL=$(wsk -i api list | grep hello | awk '{print $4}')
+  echo "External api URL: $API_URL"
+  INTERNAL_URL=$(echo $API_URL | sed s#^http.*/api/#$WSK_API_HOST_URL/api/#)
+  echo "Internal api URL: $INTERNAL_URL"
+  RESULT=$(wget --no-check-certificate -qO- "$INTERNAL_URL" | grep 'Hello world')
+  if [ -z "$RESULT" ]; then
+    echo "FAILED! Could not invoke hello via apigateway"
+    exit 1
+  fi
 
-# now delete the resources so the test could be run again
-wsk -i api delete /demo || (echo "FAILED! failed to delete API"; exit 1)
-wsk -i action delete hello || (echo "FAILED! failed to delete action"; exit 1)
+  # now delete the resources so the test could be run again
+  wsk -i api delete /demo || (echo "FAILED! failed to delete API"; exit 1)
+  wsk -i action delete hello || (echo "FAILED! failed to delete action"; exit 1)
 
-echo "PASSED! Created Hello action and invoked via cli, web and apigateway"
+  echo "PASSED! Created Hello action and invoked via apigateway, cli, and web"
+else
+  echo "PASSED! Created Hello action and invoked via cli, and web"
+fi
 
 
 
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-pod.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-pod.yaml
index 8db4b319..bf1c3599 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-pod.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-pod.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+{{- if .Values.apigw.enabled }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
@@ -71,3 +72,4 @@ spec:
               configMapKeyRef:
                 name: {{ .Release.Name }}-whisk.config
                 key: whisk_internal_api_host_url
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-svc.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-svc.yaml
index 9a94e744..c48a20fe 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-svc.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/apigateway-svc.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
+{{- if .Values.apigw.enabled }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
@@ -30,3 +31,4 @@ spec:
       name: mgmt
     - port: {{ .Values.apigw.apiPort }}
       name: api
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/install-packages-job.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/install-packages-job.yaml
index ba3d0254..330dbc5a 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/install-packages-job.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/install-packages-job.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ spec:
                 name: {{ .Release.Name }}-whisk.config
                 key: whisk_internal_api_host_url
           # apigateway configuration (for installing routemgmt actions)
+          - name: "WHISK_API_GATEWAY_ENABLED"
+            value: {{ if .Values.apigw.enabled }} "yes" {{ else }} "no" {{ end }}
           - name: "WHISK_SYSTEM_NAMESPACE"
             valueFrom:
               configMapKeyRef:
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pod.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pod.yaml
index 30c74b1e..54a8ef69 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pod.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pod.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-{{ if not .Values.redis.external }}
+{{ if and .Values.apigw.enabled (not .Values.redis.external) }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pvc.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pvc.yaml
index 3feafc42..600255cc 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pvc.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-pvc.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-{{- if and (not .Values.redis.external) .Values.k8s.persistence.enabled }}
+{{- if and .Values.apigw.enabled (not .Values.redis.external) .Values.k8s.persistence.enabled }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-svc.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-svc.yaml
index ed03f781..be880c09 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-svc.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/redis-svc.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-{{ if not .Values.redis.external }}
+{{ if and .Values.apigw.enabled (not .Values.redis.external) }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/templates/tests/smoketest-pod.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/templates/tests/smoketest-pod.yaml
index c1a93640..e5e90505 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/templates/tests/smoketest-pod.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/templates/tests/smoketest-pod.yaml
@@ -53,4 +53,6 @@ spec:
           configMapKeyRef:
             name: {{ .Release.Name }}-whisk.config
             key: whisk_internal_api_host_url
+      - name: "WSK_API_GATEWAY_ENABLED"
+        value: {{ if .Values.apigw.enabled }} "yes" {{ else }} "no" {{ end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/openwhisk/values.yaml b/helm/openwhisk/values.yaml
index b923da19..229f5d85 100644
--- a/helm/openwhisk/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/openwhisk/values.yaml
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ invoker:
 
 # API Gateway configurations
 apigw:
+  enabled: true # Disabling this also disables Redis
   imageName: "openwhisk/apigateway"
   imageTag: "1.0.0"
   imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"