diff --git a/roles/uau/defaults/main.yml b/roles/uau/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f383cbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/uau/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+
+uau_reboot: "true"
diff --git a/roles/uau/templates/50unattended-upgrades.j2 b/roles/uau/templates/50unattended-upgrades.j2
index f782243..88f7959 100644
--- a/roles/uau/templates/50unattended-upgrades.j2
+++ b/roles/uau/templates/50unattended-upgrades.j2
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Dependencies "true";
 
 // Automatically reboot *WITHOUT CONFIRMATION* if
 //  the file /var/run/reboot-required is found after the upgrade
-Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true";
+Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "{{ uau_reboot }}";
 
 // Automatically reboot even if there are users currently logged in
 // when Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot is set to true