diff --git a/roles/dhcpd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dhcpd/tasks/main.yml
index a195d60..d59793c 100644
--- a/roles/dhcpd/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dhcpd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 - name: create config
   template:
     dest: "{{ dhcpd_config }}"
-    src: dhcpd.conf.j2
+    src: "{{ dhcpd_template | default('dhcpd.conf.j2') }}"
     owner: root
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
     # validate: "dhcpd -t -cf %s"