diff --git a/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml b/roles/cilium/defaults/main.yml
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+cilium_helm_release_name: cilium
+cilium_helm_chart_path: "{{ role_path }}/../../charts/cilium/"
+cilium_helm_chart_ref: /usr/local/src/cilium
+
+cilium_helm_release_namespace: kube-system
+cilium_helm_values: {}