diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 85602bc8e6f3d7f25ccbddbb32e4c1b7b6685fd7..239d6f38bc1788dc3f0bb2b1370138c03001d407 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ _haproxy_global:
   ssl_default_server_ciphersuites: '{{ _haproxy_ssl_ciphersuites }}'
   tune:
     ssl.default-dh-param: 2048
+haproxy_global: {}
 
 _haproxy_defaults:
   mode: http
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ _haproxy_defaults:
         file: /etc/haproxy/errors/503.http
       - code: 504
         file: /etc/haproxy/errors/504.http
+haproxy_defaults: {}
 
 haproxy_backends: []
 haproxy_frontends: []