diff --git a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb
index d95d71c..3c3bbf1 100644
--- a/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb
+++ b/devops-service/db/mongo/models/deploy_env/deploy_env_base.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ module Devops
                                      ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::String,
                                      ::Validators::FieldValidator::Expires]
 
+      set_field_validators :chef_client_options, [::Validators::FieldValidator::Nil,
+                                     ::Validators::FieldValidator::FieldType::String,
+                                     ::Validators::FieldValidator::NotEmpty]
+
       def initialize d={}
         self.identifier = d["identifier"]
         set_provider(d)
@@ -38,6 +42,7 @@ module Devops
         self.expires = d["expires"]
         b = d["users"] || []
         self.users = b.uniq
+        self.chef_client_options = d["chef_client_options"]
       end
 
       def to_hash
@@ -45,7 +50,8 @@ module Devops
           "identifier" => self.identifier,
           "run_list" => self.run_list,
           "expires" => self.expires,
-          "users" => self.users
+          "users" => self.users,
+          "chef_client_options" => self.chef_client_options
         }.merge(provider_hash)
       end
 
diff --git a/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb b/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
index f41e4c7..7cf84e8 100644
--- a/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
+++ b/devops-service/lib/executors/server_executor.rb
@@ -394,7 +394,11 @@ module Devops
           @out.flush
           cmd << " -j http://#{DevopsConfig.config[:address]}:#{DevopsConfig.config[:port]}/#{DevopsConfig.config[:url_prefix]}/v2.0/deploy/data/#{file}"
         else
-          cmd << " -r #{deploy_info["run_list"].join(",")}" unless @server.stack.nil?
+          if @deploy_env.chef_client_options
+            cmd << " #{@deploy_env.chef_client_options}"
+          else
+            cmd << " -r #{deploy_info["run_list"].join(",")}" unless @server.stack.nil?
+          end
         end
         ip = if @server.public_ip.nil?
           @server.private_ip
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb b/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
index 55fa016..db48152 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/executors/server_executor_spec.rb
@@ -575,6 +575,12 @@ RSpec.describe Devops::Executor::ServerExecutor, type: :executor, stubbed_connec
         expect(stubbed_knife).to receive(:ssh_stream).with(anything, 'chef-client --no-color', any_args)
         deploy_server
       end
+
+      it "uses deploy_env's chef_client_options if they are set" do
+        deploy_env.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
     end
 
     it "uses server's key" do
diff --git a/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb b/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb
index 538f838..e8e8b42 100644
--- a/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb
+++ b/devops-service/spec/models/deploy_env/shared_deploy_env_specs.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ RSpec.shared_examples 'deploy env' do
     include_examples 'field type validation', :run_list, :not_nil, :maybe_empty_array, :run_list, :field_validator
     include_examples 'field type validation', :users, :not_nil, :maybe_empty_array, :field_validator
     include_examples 'field type validation', :expires, :maybe_nil, :non_empty_string, :field_validator
+    include_examples 'field type validation', :chef_client_options, :maybe_nil, :non_empty_string, :field_validator
 
     it 'should be valid only with all users available' do
       expect(build(validated_model_name, users: ['root'])).to be_valid