diff --git a/archive.tf b/archive.tf
index e374bff..d3e14be 100644
--- a/archive.tf
+++ b/archive.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Generates a filename for the zip archive based on the contents of the files
 # in source_path. The filename will change when the source code changes.
 data "external" "archive" {
+  count = var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
+
   program = ["python", "${path.module}/hash.py"]
 
   query = {
@@ -14,12 +16,14 @@ data "external" "archive" {
 
 # Build the zip archive whenever the filename changes.
 resource "null_resource" "archive" {
+  count = var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
+
   triggers = {
-    filename = lookup(data.external.archive.result, "filename")
+    filename = lookup(data.external.archive[count.index].result, "filename")
   }
 
   provisioner "local-exec" {
-    command     = lookup(data.external.archive.result, "build_command")
+    command     = lookup(data.external.archive[count.index].result, "build_command")
     working_dir = path.module
   }
 }
@@ -30,12 +34,14 @@ resource "null_resource" "archive" {
 # deletes the Lambda function. If the file is rebuilt here, the build
 # output is unfortunately invisible.
 data "external" "built" {
+  count = var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
+
   program = ["python", "${path.module}/built.py"]
 
   query = {
-    build_command  = lookup(data.external.archive.result, "build_command")
-    filename_old   = lookup(null_resource.archive.triggers, "filename")
-    filename_new   = lookup(data.external.archive.result, "filename")
+    build_command  = lookup(data.external.archive[count.index].result, "build_command")
+    filename_old   = lookup(null_resource.archive[count.index].triggers, "filename")
+    filename_new   = lookup(data.external.archive[count.index].result, "filename")
     module_relpath = path.module
   }
 }
diff --git a/iam.tf b/iam.tf
index 51f5b83..8847ed5 100644
--- a/iam.tf
+++ b/iam.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "assume_role" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role" "lambda" {
+  count = var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
+
   name               = var.function_name
   assume_role_policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.assume_role.json
   tags               = var.tags
@@ -54,24 +56,28 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "logs" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "logs" {
-  count = var.cloudwatch_logs ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.cloudwatch_logs && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name   = "${var.function_name}-logs"
   policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.logs[0].json
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy_attachment" "logs" {
-  count = var.cloudwatch_logs ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.cloudwatch_logs && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name       = "${var.function_name}-logs"
-  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda.name]
+  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda[count.index].name]
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.logs[0].arn
 }
 
 # Attach an additional policy required for the dead letter config.
+locals {
+  create_dead_letter = var.dead_letter_config != null
+}
+
 
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "dead_letter" {
-  count = var.dead_letter_config == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.create_dead_letter && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   statement {
     effect = "Allow"
@@ -88,24 +94,27 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "dead_letter" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "dead_letter" {
-  count = var.dead_letter_config == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.create_dead_letter && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name   = "${var.function_name}-dl"
   policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.dead_letter[0].json
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy_attachment" "dead_letter" {
-  count = var.dead_letter_config == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.create_dead_letter && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name       = "${var.function_name}-dl"
-  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda.name]
+  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda[count.index].name]
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.dead_letter[0].arn
 }
 
 # Attach an additional policy required for the VPC config
+locals {
+  create_vpc_config = var.vpc_config != null
+}
 
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "network" {
-  count = var.vpc_config == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.create_vpc_config && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   statement {
     effect = "Allow"
@@ -123,33 +132,36 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "network" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "network" {
-  count = var.vpc_config == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.create_vpc_config && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name   = "${var.function_name}-network"
   policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.network[0].json
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy_attachment" "network" {
-  count = var.vpc_config == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.create_vpc_config && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name       = "${var.function_name}-network"
-  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda.name]
+  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda[count.index].name]
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.network[0].arn
 }
 
 # Attach an additional policy if provided.
+locals {
+  attach_policy = var.policy != null
+}
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "additional" {
-  count = var.policy == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.attach_policy && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name   = var.function_name
   policy = var.policy.json
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy_attachment" "additional" {
-  count = var.policy == null ? 0 : 1
+  count = local.attach_policy && var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   name       = var.function_name
-  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda.name]
+  roles      = [aws_iam_role.lambda[count.index].name]
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.additional[0].arn
 }
diff --git a/lambda.tf b/lambda.tf
index 2fdd510..c3f726f 100644
--- a/lambda.tf
+++ b/lambda.tf
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda" {
+  count = var.create_resources ? 1 : 0
 
   function_name                  = var.function_name
   description                    = var.description
-  role                           = aws_iam_role.lambda.arn
+  role                           = aws_iam_role.lambda[count.index].arn
   handler                        = var.handler
   memory_size                    = var.memory_size
   reserved_concurrent_executions = var.reserved_concurrent_executions
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda" {
 
   # Use a generated filename to determine when the source code has changed.
 
-  filename   = data.external.built.result.filename
+  filename   = data.external.built[count.index].result.filename
   depends_on = [null_resource.archive]
 
   # Add dynamic blocks based on variables.
diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index 8e9e4e6..b3d9c92 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 output "function_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the Lambda function"
-  value       = aws_lambda_function.lambda.arn
+  value       = join("", aws_lambda_function.lambda.*.arn)
 }
 
 output "function_invoke_arn" {
   description = "The Invoke ARN of the Lambda function"
-  value       = aws_lambda_function.lambda.invoke_arn
+  value       = join("", aws_lambda_function.lambda.*.invoke_arn)
 }
 
 output "function_name" {
   description = "The name of the Lambda function"
-  value       = aws_lambda_function.lambda.function_name
+  value       = join("", aws_lambda_function.lambda.*.function_name)
 }
 
 output "function_qualified_arn" {
   description = "The qualified ARN of the Lambda function"
-  value       = aws_lambda_function.lambda.qualified_arn
+  value       = join("", aws_lambda_function.lambda.*.qualified_arn)
 }
 
 output "role_arn" {
   description = "The ARN of the IAM role created for the Lambda function"
-  value       = aws_iam_role.lambda.arn
+  value       = join("", aws_iam_role.lambda.*.arn)
 }
 
 output "role_name" {
   description = "The name of the IAM role created for the Lambda function"
-  value       = aws_iam_role.lambda.name
+  value       = join("", aws_iam_role.lambda.*.name)
 }
diff --git a/tests/conditional-creation/lambda.py b/tests/conditional-creation/lambda.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a16f44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conditional-creation/lambda.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def lambda_handler(event, context):
+    return 'test passed'
diff --git a/tests/conditional-creation/main.tf b/tests/conditional-creation/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ea1bcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/conditional-creation/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+terraform {
+  backend "local" {
+    path = "terraform.tfstate"
+  }
+}
+
+module "lambda" {
+  source = "../../"
+
+  create_resources = false
+
+  function_name = "terraform-aws-lambda-test-cond-create"
+  description   = "Test conditional creation of terraform-aws-lambda"
+  handler       = "lambda.lambda_handler"
+  runtime       = "python3.6"
+  timeout       = 30
+
+  source_path = "${path.module}/lambda.py"
+
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 1b17bd5..37aa447 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ variable "policy" {
   default = null
 }
 
+variable "create_resources" {
+  description = "Controls whether to create the resources in this module"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
 variable "trusted_entities" {
   description = "Lambda function additional trusted entities for assuming roles (trust relationship)"
   type = list(string)