diff --git a/bigboot_execute_resize.yml b/bigboot_execute_resize.yml
index abc4826..85eeee3 100644
--- a/bigboot_execute_resize.yml
+++ b/bigboot_execute_resize.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
           vars:
             bigboot_partition_size: "{{ bigboot_size_target }}"
 
+        - name: Failure on request
+          ansible.builtin.fail:
+            msg: "Ansible job has been failed upon request."
+          when:
+            - bigboot_fail_request | default(false) | bool
+
       rescue:
         - name: Cleanup from any previous executions
           ansible.builtin.import_tasks: tasks/cleanup.yml