diff --git a/roles/sap_install_media_detect/defaults/main.yml b/roles/sap_install_media_detect/defaults/main.yml
index d832612ed..29277a7c0 100644
--- a/roles/sap_install_media_detect/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_install_media_detect/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 ---
 
+# Set this parameter to `false` for skipping the handling of RAR files. In this case, also no unar or other RAR handling software
+# will be installed.
+sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling: true
+
 # Set this parameter to use either the unar package from EPEL or another software package for handling RAR files.
 # Based on this setting, the commands for listing and extracting RAR files are being set in tasks/prepare/enable_rar_handling.yml
 sap_install_media_detect_rar_package: 'EPEL'
diff --git a/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/main.yml
index d98e06d35..2e46b9ac5 100644
--- a/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     file: prepare/enable_rar_handling.yml
     apply:
       tags: sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
+  when: sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
   tags: sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
 
 - name: SAP Install Media Detect - Prepare - Check directories
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@
       tags: sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
   tags: sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
   when:
+    - sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
     - sap_install_media_detect_rar_package == 'EPEL'
     - ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
     - __sap_install_media_detect_register_rpm_q_epel.stdout != 'epel-release'
diff --git a/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/prepare/create_file_list_phase_2.yml b/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/prepare/create_file_list_phase_2.yml
index 73948383e..a2391d390 100644
--- a/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/prepare/create_file_list_phase_2.yml
+++ b/roles/sap_install_media_detect/tasks/prepare/create_file_list_phase_2.yml
@@ -25,13 +25,23 @@
   loop_control:
     label: "{{ item.path }}"
 
-- name: SAP Install Media Detect - Prepare - Iterate over files and determine file type
+- name: SAP Install Media Detect - Prepare - Iterate over files and determine file type, including command for handling RAR files
   ansible.builtin.command: "{{ __sap_install_media_detect_sapfile_path }} -e --lsar_file={{ __sap_install_media_detect_rar_list.split(' ')[0] }} --sapcar_file={{ __sap_install_media_detect_fact_sapcar_path }} {{ line_item }}"
   register: __sap_install_media_detect_register_files_phase_2
   loop: "{{ __sap_install_media_detect_fact_find_result_phase_2 }}"
   loop_control:
     loop_var: line_item
   changed_when: false
+  when: sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
+
+- name: SAP Install Media Detect - Prepare - Iterate over files and determine file type, without command for handling RAR files
+  ansible.builtin.command: "{{ __sap_install_media_detect_sapfile_path }} -e --sapcar_file={{ __sap_install_media_detect_fact_sapcar_path }} {{ line_item }}"
+  register: __sap_install_media_detect_register_files_phase_2
+  loop: "{{ __sap_install_media_detect_fact_find_result_phase_2 }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: line_item
+  changed_when: false
+  when: not sap_install_media_detect_rar_handling
 
 - name: SAP Install Media Detect - Prepare - Set fact with the results of the sapfile command
   ansible.builtin.set_fact: