diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ed97d53..0e1536a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ---
+containerd_debug: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/etc/containerd/config.toml.j2 b/templates/etc/containerd/config.toml.j2
index 7906026..6f0b3b9 100644
--- a/templates/etc/containerd/config.toml.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/containerd/config.toml.j2
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ oom_score = 0
   max_recv_message_size = 16777216
   max_send_message_size = 16777216
 
+{% if containerd_debug == true %}
 [debug]
   address = ""
   uid = 0
   gid = 0
   level = ""
 
+{% endif %}
 [metrics]
   address = ""
   grpc_histogram = false