diff --git a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb
index 7ab707c..9cfb34d 100644
--- a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/handler/deploy.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,12 @@ class Deploy < Handler
   end
 
   def deploy_handler args
-    tags = options[:tags]
     names = args[1..-1]
     if names.empty?
       @options_parser.invalid_deploy_command
       abort()
     end
-    job_ids = post("/deploy", :names => names, :tags => tags)
+    job_ids = post("/deploy", names: names, tags: options[:tags], chef_client_options: options[:chef_client_options])
     reports_urls(job_ids)
   end
 
diff --git a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb
index abb657d..a0f45c9 100644
--- a/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb
+++ b/devops-client/lib/devops-client/options/deploy_options.rb
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ class DeployOptions < CommonOptions
   def deploy_options
     options do |parser, options|
       parser.banner << self.banner
+      parser.resource_name = :deploy
 
-      parser.recognize_option_value(:tag, resource_name: :deploy, variable_name: 'TAG1,TAG2...') do |tags|
+      parser.recognize_option_value(:tag, variable: 'TAG1,TAG2...') do |tags|
         options[:tags] = tags.split(",")
       end
+      parser.recognize_option_value(:chef_client_options)
 
     end
   end
diff --git a/devops-client/locales/en.yml b/devops-client/locales/en.yml
index a4a968b..51341fb 100644
--- a/devops-client/locales/en.yml
+++ b/devops-client/locales/en.yml
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ en:
     descriptions:
       deploy:
         tag: 'Tag names, comma separated list'
+        chef_client_options: 'String like "-o role[foo]"'
       image:
         provider: Image provider
         image_id: Image identifier
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb
index b0e3045..0af3ef3 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/handlers/deploy.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module Devops
           names = body["names"]
           tags = body["tags"] || []
           run_list = body["run_list"]
+          single_run_chef_client_options = body['chef_client_options']
           files = []
           jid = nil
           owner = parser.current_user
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ module Devops
             begin
               deploy_info = create_deploy_info(s, project, body["build_number"])
               deploy_info["run_list"] = run_list if run_list
+              set_chef_client_options(deploy_info, s, project, single_run_chef_client_options)
 
               jid = Worker.start_async(DeployWorker,
                 server_attrs: s.to_hash,
@@ -117,6 +119,17 @@ module Devops
             @deploy_info_buf[buf_key] = project.deploy_info(deploy_env_model, build_number)
           end
         end
+
+        private
+
+        # env's chef client options may be nil or empty string; it's OK.
+        def set_chef_client_options(deploy_info, server, project, single_run_options)
+          if single_run_options
+            deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = single_run_options
+          else
+            deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = project.deploy_env(server.deploy_env).chef_client_options
+          end
+        end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb
index 7a2a208..c42a69b 100644
--- a/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb
+++ b/devops-service/app/api2/routes/deploy.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module Devops
           #       "tags": [],   -> array of tags to apply on each server before running chef-client
           #       "build_number": "", -> string, build number to deploy
           #       "run_list": [],   -> array of strings to set run_list for chef-client
+          #       "chef_client_options": "", String, optional. May be used to redefine run_list
           #     }
           #
           # * *Returns* : text stream
diff --git a/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb b/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
index 08e4dc3..0a6e657 100644
--- a/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
+++ b/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
@@ -394,8 +394,9 @@ module Devops
           @out.flush
           cmd << " -j http://#{DevopsConfig.config[:address]}:#{DevopsConfig.config[:port]}/#{DevopsConfig.config[:url_prefix]}/v2.0/deploy/data/#{file}"
         else
-          if @deploy_env.chef_client_options && !@deploy_env.chef_client_options.empty?
-            cmd << " #{@deploy_env.chef_client_options}"
+          chef_client_options = deploy_info['chef_client_options']
+          if chef_client_options && !chef_client_options.empty?
+            cmd << " #{chef_client_options}"
           else
             cmd << " -r #{deploy_info["run_list"].join(",")}" unless @server.stack.nil?
           end
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb b/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
index ce8135f..d9fd37f 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
@@ -576,14 +576,14 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Executor::ServerExecutor, type: :executor, stubbed_connec
         deploy_server
       end
 
-      it "uses deploy_env's chef_client_options if they are set" do
-        deploy_env.chef_client_options = '-r role'
+      it "uses chef_client_options from deploy_info if it is set" do
+        deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = '-r role'
         expect(stubbed_knife).to receive(:ssh_stream).with(anything, 'chef-client --no-color -r role', any_args)
         deploy_server
       end
 
-      it "doesn't use deploy_env's chef_client_options if it's blank string" do
-        deploy_env.chef_client_options = ''
+      it "doesn't use chef_client_options from deploy_info if it's blank string" do
+        deploy_info['chef_client_options'] = ''
         expect(stubbed_knife).to receive(:ssh_stream).with(anything, 'chef-client --no-color', any_args)
         deploy_server
       end