diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8ab6519..5ac9e6f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 network_hostname: localhost
 network_fqdn: localdomain
 network_defaultif: eth0
-network_disable_ipv6: False
+network_ipv6_enabled: True
 network_dns_server: 8.8.8.8
 
 network_interfaces: {}
diff --git a/templates/etc/hosts.j2 b/templates/etc/hosts.j2
index d697371..9da906f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/hosts.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/hosts.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #jinja2: lstrip_blocks: True
 {{ ansible_managed | comment }}
 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost4 localhost4.localdomain4
-{% if not network_disable_ipv6 %}
+{% if network_ipv6_enabled %}
 ::1 localhost localhost.localdomain localhost6 localhost6.localdomain6
 {% endif %}
 {% if network_hostname is defined and network_fqdn is defined and network_interfaces[network_defaultif].ipaddr is defined %}