diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 282540d..1f4831d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,58 @@
-keepalived_config_override: []
-keepalived_default_config: []
+keepalived_version: ""
+keepalived_default_config: {}
+
+# Example with default template
+#keepalived_config:
+#  global_defs:
+#    router_id: t1-dev-rabbitmq
+#  vrrp_track_process:
+#    haproxy:
+#      process: haproxy
+#      quorum: 1
+#      delay: 2
+#  vrrp_instance:
+#    VRRP_1:
+#      state: MASTER
+#      virtual_router_id: 50
+#      priority: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address.split('.')[-1][-2:] }}"
+#      interface: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.interface }}"
+#      unicast_src_ip: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}"
+#      unicast_peer:
+#        - 10.89.10.71
+#        - 10.89.10.72
+#        - 10.89.10.73
+#      virtual_ipaddress:
+#        - "10.89.10.112/32 dev {{ ansible_default_ipv4.interface }}"
+#      track_process: 
+#        - haproxy
+
+# Example with config template override
+#keepalived_config_override: |
+#  global_defs {
+#    router_id {{ patroni_cluster_name | default('default') }}
+#  }
+#  vrrp_track_process haproxy {
+#    process haproxy
+#    quorum 1
+#    delay 2
+#  }
+#  vrrp_instance VRRP_1 {
+#    state MASTER
+#    virtual_router_id {{ keepalived_vip.split('.')[-1][-3:] }}
+#    priority {{ ansible_enp3s0.ipv4.address.split('.')[-1][-3:] | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address.split('.')[-1][-3:]) }}
+#    interface {{ ansible_enp3s0.device | default(ansible_default_ipv4.interface) }}
+#    unicast_src_ip {{ ansible_enp3s0.ipv4.address | default(ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}
+#    unicast_peer {
+#  {% for peer in groups.patroni %}
+#      {{ hostvars[peer].ansible_enp3s0.ipv4.address if (hostvars[peer].ansible_enp3s0.ipv4.address != ansible_enp3s0.ipv4.address and hostvars[peer].ansible_enp3s0.ipv4.address != ansible_enp4s0.ipv4.address) }}
+#  {% endfor %}
+#    }
+#    virtual_ipaddress {
+#      {{ keepalived_vip }}/32 dev {{ keepalived_vip_dev }}
+#    }
+#    track_process {
+#      haproxy
+#    }
+#  }
+
 keepalived_script_user: root
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 086fb89..1a0a517 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
   register: keepalived_setup
 
 - name: Template keepalived.conf
-  when: keepalived_config_override is not defined
+  when: keepalived_config_override is not defined or keepalived_config_override | length < 0
   block:
   - name: Merge config for keepalived
     set_fact:
-      keepalived_config: "{{ keepalived_default_config | combine(keepalived_config, recursive=true) }}"
+      keepalived_combined_config: "{{ keepalived_default_config | default({}) | combine(keepalived_config| default({}), recursive=true) }}"
 
   - name: Add keepalived config
     template:
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@
     dest: "/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf"
   notify:
     - Restart keepalived
-  when: keepalived_config_override is defined
+  when: 
+    - keepalived_config_override is defined
+    - keepalived_config_override | length > 0
 
 - name: Create dir for scripts
   file:
diff --git a/templates/keepalived.conf.j2 b/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
index b24f416..401ae7a 100644
--- a/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 global_defs {
-{% if keepalived_config.vrrp_script is defined %}
+{% if keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_script is defined %}
   enable_script_security
   script_user {{ keepalived_script_user }}
 {% endif %}
-{% for key, value in keepalived_config.global_defs.items() %}
+{% for key, value in keepalived_combined_config.global_defs.items() %}
 {% if value | type_debug != 'list' %}
   {{key}} {{value}}
 {% else %}
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ global_defs {
 {% endfor %}
 }
 
-{% if keepalived_config.vrrp_script is defined %}
-{% for vrrp_script in keepalived_config.vrrp_script %}
+{% if keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_script is defined %}
+{% for vrrp_script in keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_script %}
 vrrp_script {{ vrrp_script }} {
-{% for key, value in keepalived_config.vrrp_script[vrrp_script].items() %}
+{% for key, value in keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_script[vrrp_script].items() %}
 {% if value | type_debug != 'list' %}
   {{key}} {{value}}
 {% else %}
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ vrrp_script {{ vrrp_script }} {
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if keepalived_config.vrrp_track_process is defined %}
-{% for vrrp_track_process in keepalived_config.vrrp_track_process %}
+{% if keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_track_process is defined %}
+{% for vrrp_track_process in keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_track_process %}
 vrrp_track_process {{ vrrp_track_process }} {
-{% for key, value in keepalived_config.vrrp_track_process[vrrp_track_process].items() %}
+{% for key, value in keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_track_process[vrrp_track_process].items() %}
 {% if value | type_debug != 'list' %}
   {{key}} {{value}}
 {% else %}
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ vrrp_track_process {{ vrrp_track_process }} {
 {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}
 
-{% for vrrp_instance in keepalived_config.vrrp_instance %}
+{% for vrrp_instance in keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_instance %}
 vrrp_instance {{ vrrp_instance }} {
-{% for key, value in keepalived_config.vrrp_instance[vrrp_instance].items() %}
+{% for key, value in keepalived_combined_config.vrrp_instance[vrrp_instance].items() %}
 {% if value | type_debug != 'list' %}
   {{key}} {{value}}
 {% else %}