diff --git a/bbl-up/task b/bbl-up/task
index d86366b9..3d34fce1 100755
--- a/bbl-up/task
+++ b/bbl-up/task
@@ -85,11 +85,12 @@ function main() {
 
     if [ "${SKIP_LB_CREATION}" == "false" ]; then
       local bbl_cert_chain_flag
+      local bbl_lb_type="${BBL_LB_TYPE}" 
       bbl_cert_chain_flag=""
       local bbl_cert_path
       write_bbl_certs
 
-      lb_flags="--lb-type=cf --lb-cert=${bbl_cert_path} ${bbl_cert_chain_flag} --lb-key=${bbl_key_path} --lb-domain=${LB_DOMAIN}"
+      lb_flags="--lb-type=${bb_lb_type} --lb-cert=${bbl_cert_path} ${bbl_cert_chain_flag} --lb-key=${bbl_key_path} --lb-domain=${LB_DOMAIN}"
     fi
 
     set -o pipefail
diff --git a/bbl-up/task.yml b/bbl-up/task.yml
index 44030199..da5959cc 100644
--- a/bbl-up/task.yml
+++ b/bbl-up/task.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,12 @@ params:
   # - Can be either the key content or a path to the key
   # - If a path is provided, path is relative to the BBL_STATE_DIR
 
+  BBL_LB_TYPE: cf
+  # - Defines the type of load balancer to be configured.
+  # - The default type is 'cf', suitable for most environments.
+  # - You can specify a different type based on your application's requirements.
+  # - For the new IPv6 validation, the 'nlb' type is necessary.
+
   LB_DOMAIN:
   # - Required if `SKIP_LB_CREATION` is false
   # - The domain which bbl will register