diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all/cadvisor b/ansible/group_vars/all/cadvisor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99074b790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all/cadvisor
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+###############################################################################
+# cAdvisor configuration.
+
+# Whether cAdvisor is enabled.
+cadvisor_enabled: False
diff --git a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml
index c347a76e4..ef15af4c2 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/cadvisor/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ cadvisor_tag: "v0.28.3"
 cadvisor_image_full: "{{ cadvisor_image }}:{{ cadvisor_tag }}"
 
 cadvisor_restart_policy: "unless-stopped"
-#nodeexporter_restart_retries: 10
+#cadvisor_restart_retries: 10
diff --git a/etc/kayobe/cadvisor.yml b/etc/kayobe/cadvisor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..25e1db4f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/kayobe/cadvisor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+###############################################################################
+# cAdvisor configuration.
+
+# Whether cAdvisor is enabled.
+#cadvisor_enabled:
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes