diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85d24d69f7..d93117a46f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ endif
 
 # Playbooks
 BUILD_PLAYBOOKS_DIR ?= ../mattermost-plugin-playbooks
-BUILD_PLAYBOOKS ?= true
+BUILD_PLAYBOOKS ?= false
 
 ifeq ($(BUILD_PLAYBOOKS),true)
 IGNORE:=$(shell cp $(BUILD_PLAYBOOKS_DIR)/product/imports/playbooks_imports.go imports/)
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ endif
 
 setup-go-work: export BUILD_ENTERPRISE_READY := $(BUILD_ENTERPRISE_READY)
 setup-go-work: export BUILD_BOARDS := $(BUILD_BOARDS)
+setup-go-work: export BUILD_PLAYBOOKS := $(BUILD_PLAYBOOKS)
 setup-go-work: ## Sets up your go.work file
 	./scripts/setup_go_work.sh $(IGNORE_GO_WORK_IF_EXISTS)
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup_go_work.sh b/scripts/setup_go_work.sh
index 1a683fee91..590e8e9bad 100755
--- a/scripts/setup_go_work.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup_go_work.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ then
         txt="${txt}use ../focalboard/server\nuse ../focalboard/mattermost-plugin\n"
     fi
     
-    txt="${txt}use ../mattermost-plugin-playbooks\n"
+    if [ "$BUILD_PLAYBOOKS" == "true" ]
+    then
+        txt="${txt}use ../mattermost-plugin-playbooks\n"
+    fi
+
     printf "$txt" > "go.work"
-fi 
\ No newline at end of file
+fi