diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6317dfa..7cc3652 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   * add `role_name` config option to overwrite name of the role
   * fix not aborting overwrite dialog
   * fix failed loading of empty yaml files
+  * fix failed loading of yaml files containing `!unsafe` tag
 * FEATURE
   * add basic hugo theme
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py b/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py
index 6136c4a..19abd3d 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py
+++ b/ansibledoctor/DocumentationParser.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from ansibledoctor.Config import SingleConfig
 from ansibledoctor.Contstants import YAML_EXTENSIONS
 from ansibledoctor.FileRegistry import Registry
 from ansibledoctor.Utils import SingleLog
+from ansibledoctor.Utils import UnsafeTag
 
 
 class Parser:
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ class Parser:
             if any(fnmatch.fnmatch(rfile, "*/defaults/*." + ext) for ext in YAML_EXTENSIONS):
                 with open(rfile, "r", encoding="utf8") as yaml_file:
                     try:
+                        ruamel.yaml.add_constructor(UnsafeTag.yaml_tag, UnsafeTag.yaml_constructor, constructor=ruamel.yaml.SafeConstructor)
                         data = defaultdict(dict, (ruamel.yaml.safe_load(yaml_file) or {}))
                         for key, value in data.items():
                             self._data["var"][key] = {"value": {key: value}}
diff --git a/ansibledoctor/Utils.py b/ansibledoctor/Utils.py
index ad18251..24a9f20 100644
--- a/ansibledoctor/Utils.py
+++ b/ansibledoctor/Utils.py
@@ -191,6 +191,17 @@ class SingleLog(Log, metaclass=Singleton):
     pass
 
 
+class UnsafeTag:
+    yaml_tag = u"!unsafe"
+
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.unsafe = value
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def yaml_constructor(loader, node):
+        return loader.construct_scalar(node)
+
+
 class FileUtils:
     @staticmethod
     def create_path(path):