diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 853a879..4263b7d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+certificate_directory: /etc/ssl
+
 certificate_name: "{{ certificate_common_name | regex_replace(' ', '_') }}"
 certificate_file: "{{ certificate_directory }}/certs/{{ certificate_name }}.cert.pem"
 certificate_chain_file: "{{ certificate_directory }}/certs/{{ certificate_name }}.chain.pem"