diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5403255..29582d5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ users:
    - ottojo@uni
    - ottojo@home
 ```
+*have a look into defaults/main.yml foraditionally informations!*
 
 Files
 -----
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5c7f89b..4cb9287 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 ---
+# default users for SSH access
+sshd_default_allowed_users:
+  - "root"
+  - "ansible"
+
 # Enable AllowUsers and AllowGroups options
 restrict_allow_users: True
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 43f2f0b..97b2fc1 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 - name: Collect all users and groups allowed to login via ssh
   set_fact:
-    sshd_allow_users:  '{{ ["root", "ansible"] + users.keys() | default({}) | sort }}'
+    sshd_allow_users:  '{{ sshd_default_allowed_users + users.keys() | default({}) | sort }}'
     sshd_allow_groups: '{{ ["root", "admins"] + users.keys() | default({}) | sort }}'