diff --git a/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/config.yml b/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d8ea8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+alertmanager_config_global: {}
+alertmanager_config_route: {}
+alertmanager_config_receivers: []
+alertmanager_config:
+  global: "{{ alertmanager_config_global }}"
+  route: "{{ alertmanager_config_route }}"
+  receivers: "{{ alertmanager_config_receivers }}"
diff --git a/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/main.yml b/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/main.yml
index 043cd28..9666bea 100644
--- a/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/main.yml
+++ b/roles/alertmanager/defaults/main/main.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,3 @@ alertmanager_config_path: "{{ alertmanager_base_path }}/config"
 alertmanager_config_file: "{{ alertmanager_config_path }}/alertmanager.yml"
 alertmanager_data_path: "{{ alertmanager_base_path }}/data"
 
-
-alertmanager_config:
-  global: {}
-  route: {}
-  receivers: []