diff --git a/roles/pki-intermediate-ca/defaults/main.yml b/roles/pki-intermediate-ca/defaults/main.yml
index 3a5b545..5bdf5a3 100644
--- a/roles/pki-intermediate-ca/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pki-intermediate-ca/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 credentials_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/credentials"
 
 # used to name the intermediate CA
-site_name: sitename
-site_humanname: "Site HumanName"
-site_suffix: sitename.test
+site_name: placeholder-sitename
+site_humanname: "Placeholder Site HumanName"
+site_suffix: "{{ site_name }}.test"
 
 # crypto parameters
 ca_digest: "sha256"