diff --git a/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml b/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml
index 8c68c9f..74a8e83 100644
--- a/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dehydrated/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 dehydrated_version: "v0.7.0"
+dehydrated_contact_email: ""
 dehydrated_location: "/usr/local/share/dehydrated"
 dehydrated_binary: "/usr/local/bin/dehydrated"
 dehydrated_config_dir: "/usr/local/etc/dehydrated"
diff --git a/roles/dehydrated/templates/config.j2 b/roles/dehydrated/templates/config.j2
index b7a6b98..bfaec71 100644
--- a/roles/dehydrated/templates/config.j2
+++ b/roles/dehydrated/templates/config.j2
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 HOOK={{ dehydrated_config }}/hook.sh
 WELLKNOWN={{ dehydrated_wellknown }}
+CONTACT_EMAIL={{ dehydrated_contact_email }}