diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7501b1e..eb663f7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ mysql_upstream_apt_src: false
 # Configuration
 # -------------------------------------
 
+# MySQL configuration template
+mysql_config_template: 'etc/mysql/my.cnf.j2'
+
 # MySQL connection settings.
 mysql_port: "3306"
 mysql_bind_address: '127.0.0.1'
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 58ac38e..9c3d16a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   include: install/main.yml
 
 - name: TEMPLATE | Deploy configuration
-  template: src=etc/mysql/my.cnf.j2 dest=/etc/mysql/my.cnf
+  template: "src={{ mysql_config_template }} dest=/etc/mysql/my.cnf"
   register: config
 
 - name: TEMPLATE | Deploy extra configuration