diff --git a/nodes/_defaults.yaml b/nodes/_defaults.yaml
index a0b3de8..1f70843 100644
--- a/nodes/_defaults.yaml
+++ b/nodes/_defaults.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ dns:
 ntp: nl.pool.ntp.org
 install: true
 autoInstall: false
+advertiseRoutes: true
 patches:
   - !patch hostname
   - !patch install-disk
diff --git a/patches/tailscale.yaml b/patches/tailscale.yaml
index fbd6fb3..ebb9bac 100644
--- a/patches/tailscale.yaml
+++ b/patches/tailscale.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ name: tailscale
 environment:
   - TS_AUTHKEY={{ config.tailscale.authKey }}
   - TS_EXTRA_ARGS=--login-server {{ config.tailscale.loginServer }} --advertise-tags=tag:cluster-{{ node.cluster.name }}
+  {% if node.advertiseRoutes %}
   - TS_ROUTES={{ helper.tailscale_subnet(node.gateway, node.netmask) }}
+  {% endif %}