diff --git a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
index 42495d1..f5d06f9 100644
--- a/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/pre-deploy.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
           DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_SECRET: "{{ gitea_client_secret }}"
           DRONE_GITEA_SERVER: "{{ gitea_domain }}"
           DRONE_GIT_ALWAYS_AUTH: "true"
+          DRONE_JSONNET_ENABLED: "{{ drone_jsonnet_enabled }}"
           DRONE_RPC_SECRET: "{{ rpc_secret }}"
           DRONE_SERVER_HOST: "{{ drone_domain }}"
           DRONE_SERVER_PORT: ":{{ drone_port }}"
diff --git a/ansible/vars/all.yml b/ansible/vars/all.yml
index a4a0178..e348110 100644
--- a/ansible/vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/vars/all.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 autonomic_admin_mail: "helo@autonomic.zone"
 drone_domain: "drone.autonomic.zone"
+drone_jsonnet_enabled: "true"
 drone_port: "8042"
 drone_user_filter: "autonomic-cooperative"
 gitea_domain: "https://git.autonomic.zone"