diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b7c7904..b15a78d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ mariadb_client_port: 3306
 #mariadb_gid: '' #uncomment and define if you use non-standard gid
 
 # MariaDB Configuration
-mariadb_configuration: /etc/mysql/my.cnf
+mariadb_configuration: /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/99-custom.cnf
 mariadb_includedir: /etc/mysql/conf.d/
 
 # Configuration vars