diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/defaults/main.yml
index 91628a8ce..28a0dfe27 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ tripleo_config_owner: root
 tripleo_config_group: root
 tripleo_config_mode: 0644
 tripleo_config_overrides: {}
+tripleo_config_remote_src: false
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/tasks/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/tasks/main.yml
index 1a290b3f8..b040409da 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/tripleo-config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@
     mode: "{{ tripleo_config_mode }}"
     config_overrides: "{{ tripleo_config_overrides }}"
     config_type: "{{ tripleo_config_type }}"
+    remote_src: "{{ tripleo_config_remote_src }}"