diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
index 92a9d9c..e916897 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
@@ -34,14 +34,26 @@ import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 @ConfigurationProperties(prefix = "spring.cloud.launcher")
 public class DeployerProperties {
 
+	/**
+	 * A set of deployable applications.
+	 */
 	@NotNull
 	private Map<String, Deployable> deployables = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+	/**
+	 * The names of the deployable applications to actually deploy.
+	 */
 	@NotNull
 	private List<String> deploy = new ArrayList<>();
 
+	/**
+	 * Flag to say that user only requests a list of deployables.
+	 */
 	private boolean list = false;
 
+	/**
+	 * Time to sleep in a tight loop while waiting for an app to start.
+	 */
 	private int statusSleepMillis = 300;
 
 	public boolean isList() {
@@ -75,12 +87,12 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 	public void setStatusSleepMillis(int statusSleepMillis) {
 		this.statusSleepMillis = statusSleepMillis;
 	}
-	
+
 	@PostConstruct
 	public void init() {
 		for (String name : deployables.keySet()) {
 			Deployable deployable = deployables.get(name);
-			if (deployable.getName()==null) {
+			if (deployable.getName() == null) {
 				deployable.setName(name);
 			}
 		}
@@ -97,14 +109,39 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 	}
 
 	public static class Deployable implements Ordered {
+		/**
+		 * Maven (grab-style) co-ordinates of the deployable application artifact in the
+		 * form "group:artifact[:classifer]:version" (classifer defaults to "jar").
+		 */
 		@NotEmpty
 		private String coordinates;
+		/**
+		 * Name of the deployable application.
+		 */
 		@NotEmpty
 		private String name;
+		/**
+		 * Port to listen on.
+		 */
 		private int port = 0;
+		/**
+		 * Flag to say that this application must be running before any with higher order
+		 * are launched.
+		 */
 		private boolean waitUntilStarted;
+		/**
+		 * The order to deploy this application. Default is unordered (so last).
+		 */
 		private int order = 0;
+		/**
+		 * A message to print when the application starts.
+		 */
 		private String message;
+		/**
+		 * A map of"negative" properties that apply to all apps when this one is disabled.
+		 * E.g. when eureka is disabled you might want "eureka.client.enabled=false".
+		 */
+		private Map<String, String> disabled = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
 		public String getCoordinates() {
 			return this.coordinates;
@@ -155,6 +192,14 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 			this.message = message;
 		}
 
+		public void setDisabled(Map<String, String> disabled) {
+			this.disabled = disabled;
+		}
+
+		public Map<String, String> getDisabled() {
+			return disabled;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			final StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("Deployable{");
@@ -163,9 +208,11 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 			sb.append(", port=").append(this.port);
 			sb.append(", waitUntilStarted=").append(this.waitUntilStarted);
 			sb.append(", order=").append(this.order);
+			sb.append(", disabled=").append(this.disabled);
 			sb.append(", message=").append(this.message);
 			sb.append('}');
 			return sb.toString();
 		}
+
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java
index 43622a5..9ad751e 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerThread.java
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ public class DeployerThread extends Thread {
 	private void list() {
 		DeployerProperties properties = loadCloudProperties();
 		if (!properties.getDeployables().isEmpty()) {
-			Collection<String> names = new ArrayList<>(properties.getDeployables().keySet());
+			Collection<String> names = new ArrayList<>(
+					properties.getDeployables().keySet());
 			System.out.println(StringUtils.collectionToDelimitedString(names, " "));
 		}
 	}
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ public class DeployerThread extends Thread {
 
 		DeployerProperties properties = context.getBean(DeployerProperties.class);
 
-		ArrayList<Deployable> deployables = new ArrayList<>(properties.getDeployables().values());
+		ArrayList<Deployable> deployables = new ArrayList<>(
+				properties.getDeployables().values());
 		OrderComparator.sort(deployables);
 
 		logger.debug("Deployables {}", properties.getDeployables());
@@ -251,14 +253,12 @@ public class DeployerThread extends Thread {
 		Map<String, String> appDefProps = new HashMap<>();
 		appDefProps.put("server.port", String.valueOf(deployable.getPort()));
 
-		// TODO: move to notDeployedProps or something
-		// these could be part of a collection of an interface to augment properties based
-		// on conditions
-		if (!shouldDeploy("kafka", properties)) {
-			appDefProps.put("spring.cloud.bus.enabled", Boolean.FALSE.toString());
-		}
-		if (!shouldDeploy("eureka", properties)) {
-			appDefProps.put("eureka.client.enabled", Boolean.FALSE.toString());
+		// For each of the other deployables, add "negative" properties that apply to all
+		// apps when it is disabled
+		for (Deployable other : properties.getDeployables().values()) {
+			if (!shouldDeploy(other.getName(), properties)) {
+				appDefProps.putAll(other.getDisabled());
+			}
 		}
 		Map<String, String> map = extractProperties("/" + deployable.getName() + ".yml");
 		for (String key : map.keySet()) {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
index 7dd9151..356048d 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ spring:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}eureka:${dt.ver}
           port: 8761
           message: To see the dashboard open http://localhost:8761
+          disabled:
+            eureka.client.enabled: false
         h2:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}h2:${dt.ver}
           port: 9095
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ spring:
           port: 9091
           waitUntilStarted: true
           order: -200
+          disabled: 
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: false
         zipkin:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}zipkin:${dt.ver}
           port: 9411