diff --git a/tasks/repo_sync_manager.yml b/tasks/repo_sync_manager.yml
index 821669b..72b4b6c 100644
--- a/tasks/repo_sync_manager.yml
+++ b/tasks/repo_sync_manager.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
   with_items:
     - { src: "lsyncd.lua.j2", dest: "/etc/lsyncd/lsyncd.conf.lua" }
+    - { src: "lsyncd.defaults.j2", dest: "/etc/default/lsyncd" }
   notify:
     - reload lsyncd
   when: >
diff --git a/templates/lsyncd.defaults.j2 b/templates/lsyncd.defaults.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91be035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/lsyncd.defaults.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DAEMON_ARGS="$DAEMON_ARGS -insist"