diff --git a/roles/docker-install/tasks/main.yml b/roles/docker-install/tasks/main.yml
index 965b127..ee8b9ea 100644
--- a/roles/docker-install/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-install/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@
     update_cache: yes
     cache_valid_time: 3600
 
+- name: Configure Docker
+  become: yes
+  template:
+      src=default_docker.j2
+      dest=/etc/default/docker
+      mode=0644
+      owner=root
+      group=root
+  notify: restart docker
+
 - name: Install docker-compose, docker python module, imagebuilder deps via pip
   become: yes
   pip: