diff --git a/roles/nginx/php-pool/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nginx/php-pool/defaults/main.yml
index 0099537..557149e 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/php-pool/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nginx/php-pool/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 pool_name: "{{ system_user + '-' + domain | regex_findall('[a-zA-Z0-9]+') | join('_') }}"
 socket_directory: "{{ phpfpm_sockets_directory }}/{{ pool_name }}"
 socket: "{{ socket_directory }}/socket"
+allow_overwrite_includes: no
 includes: []
 env_vars: {}
 memory_limit: 0 # unlimited
diff --git a/roles/nginx/php-pool/templates/pool.conf b/roles/nginx/php-pool/templates/pool.conf
index 8bdbae4..c31e0cd 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/php-pool/templates/pool.conf
+++ b/roles/nginx/php-pool/templates/pool.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ env[TEMP] = /tmp
 env[{{ key }}] = {{ val | quote }}
 {% endfor %}
 
+{% if not allow_overwrite_includes %}
 php_admin_value[include_path] = ".:{{ includes | join(':') }}:/usr/share/php"
+{% endif %}
 {% if memory_limit is defined and memory_limit %}
 php_admin_value[memory_limit] = {{ memory_limit }}
 {% endif %}