diff --git a/roles/_exit/defaults/main.yml b/roles/_exit/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c05de3d02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/_exit/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+_exit:
+  roles_path:
+    - "{{ _ce_provision_base_dir }}/roles" # ce-provision roles
+    - "$HOME/.ansible/roles" # Galaxy roles
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diff --git a/roles/_exit/tasks/main.yml b/roles/_exit/tasks/main.yml
index 61907d3b7..2f4082809 100644
--- a/roles/_exit/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/_exit/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,20 @@
     content: "{{ current_play_dir_md5 }}"
     dest: "{{ _ce_provision_data_dir }}/{{ current_play_md5_file }}"
   delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Find all the role 'defaults' files in the specified paths.
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: "{{ _exit.roles_path }}"
+    recurse: true
+    file_type: directory
+    patterns: 'defaults'
+  register: _defaults_dirs
+
+- name: Reload variable defaults prior to next run.
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ item.path }}"
+    extensions:
+      - "yml"
+  with_items: "{{ _defaults_dirs.files }}"
+  loop_control:
+    label: "{{ item.path }}"