diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c23e177..84d4912 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # defaults file for provision_ansible_user
 provision_ansible_user_name: ansible
 provision_ansible_user_password: supersecretpassword
+provision_ansible_user_is_system: true
 provision_ansible_user_shell: /bin/bash
 provision_ansible_user_sudoer: false
 provision_ansible_user_ssh_keys: []