diff --git a/roles/debian/wazuh/defaults/main.yml b/roles/debian/wazuh/defaults/main.yml
index aa3a0b0c6..9ea1646b1 100644
--- a/roles/debian/wazuh/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/debian/wazuh/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ---
+_wazuh_path: ""
+
 wazuh:
   #roles_directory: "/path/to/roles" # defaults to /home/controller/.ansible/roles/wazuh-ansible
   branch: "v4.7.2" # wazuh-ansible git branch to checkout - not to be confused with wazuh_version!