diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-mysql-overrides-e5362ae15c657214.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-mysql-overrides-e5362ae15c657214.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e42658b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-mysql-overrides-e5362ae15c657214.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Mysql cnf files can now be properly overridden. The config_template
+    module has been extended to support valueless options, such as those that
+    are found in the my.cnf file(i.e. `quick` under the `mysqldump` section).
+    To use valueless options, use the `ignore_none_type` attribute of the
+    config_template module.
diff --git a/tasks/galera_post_install.yml b/tasks/galera_post_install.yml
index 4d36b0e4..985ac9e8 100644
--- a/tasks/galera_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/galera_post_install.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
     mode: "0644"
     config_overrides: "{{ item.config_overrides }}"
     config_type: "{{ item.config_type }}"
+    ignore_none_type: False
   with_items:
     - src: my.cnf.j2
       dest: "{{ galera_etc_conf_file }}"
diff --git a/tests/galera_server-overrides.yml b/tests/galera_server-overrides.yml
index 58632e36..ea261563 100644
--- a/tests/galera_server-overrides.yml
+++ b/tests/galera_server-overrides.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ galera_server_old_package:
   suse:
     galera_mariadb_server_package: "mariadb"
     galera_repo_url: "http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/server:/database/openSUSE_Leap_{{ ansible_distribution_version }}"
+
+# Testing my.cnf overrides
+galera_my_cnf_overrides:
+  sst:
+    sst-initial-timeout: 600