diff --git a/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yaml
index e4d4fb0..2e56dac 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/nginx/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ nginx__deploy_logging_conf: true
 nginx__configurations: [ ]
 nginx__use_custom_nginx_conf: false
 nginx__custom_nginx_conf: ""
+nginx__deploy_htpasswds: false
+nginx__htpasswds: [ ]