diff --git a/group_vars/all/vars.yml b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
index 8edb7ce..c5d131d 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/vars.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ global_apparmor_profiles_directory: "/etc/apparmor.d"
 
 global_apt_sources_directory: "/etc/apt/sources.list.d"
 
+global_bind_configuration_directory: "/etc/bind"
+
 global_ip_discover_url: "https://keys.banananet.work/ping"
 global_ip_discover_register_pass: "{{ lookup('password', 'credentials/ip_discover/register_pass chars=digits,ascii_letters length=256') }}"
 
diff --git a/roles/dns/application/defaults/main.yml b/roles/dns/application/defaults/main.yml
index dd06c95..7e78c4e 100644
--- a/roles/dns/application/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dns/application/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 ---
 
 dns_user: "bind"
-configuration_directory: "/etc/bind"
-options_configuration: "{{ configuration_directory }}/named.conf.options"
-zones_configuration: "{{ configuration_directory }}/named.conf.local"
-zones_directory: "{{ configuration_directory }}/zones"
+options_configuration: "{{ global_bind_configuration_directory }}/named.conf.options"
+zones_configuration: "{{ global_bind_configuration_directory }}/named.conf.local"
+zones_directory: "{{ global_bind_configuration_directory }}/zones"
 
 # zones_environment_directory from dns/handlers
 zones_environment_link_name: "conf"