diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 84c43d66..26a972a2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ octavia_amp_flavor_name: "m1.amphora"
 octavia_amp_ram: 1024
 octavia_amp_vcpu: 1
 octavia_amp_disk: 20
+#octavia_amp_extra_specs:
 
 # spare pool - increase to speed up load balancer creation and fail over
 octavia_spare_amphora_pool_size: 1
diff --git a/tasks/octavia_flavor_create.yml b/tasks/octavia_flavor_create.yml
index 0a6c3e1a..11b6c6f8 100644
--- a/tasks/octavia_flavor_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/octavia_flavor_create.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
         ram: "{{ octavia_amp_ram }}"
         vcpus: "{{ octavia_amp_vcpu }}"
         disk: "{{ octavia_amp_disk }}"
+        extra_specs: "{{ octavia_amp_extra_specs | default(omit) }}"
         is_public: False
         interface: admin
         verify: "{{ not keystone_service_adminuri_insecure }}"