diff --git a/roles/debian/varnish_config/defaults/main.yml b/roles/debian/varnish_config/defaults/main.yml
index f3118842a..fb1e92ea7 100644
--- a/roles/debian/varnish_config/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/debian/varnish_config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # Defaults file for varnish_config, other variables exist from importing geerlingguy.varnish and can be overriden
 
-varnish_pid: /run/varnishd.pid
+varnish_pidfile: /run/varnishd.pid
 limit_nofile: 131072
 limit_memlock: 82000
 limit_core: infinity
diff --git a/roles/debian/varnish_config/templates/varnish.service.j2 b/roles/debian/varnish_config/templates/varnish.service.j2
index 4ad4d585c..7a25cd7af 100644
--- a/roles/debian/varnish_config/templates/varnish.service.j2
+++ b/roles/debian/varnish_config/templates/varnish.service.j2
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After=network-online.target
 Type=forking
 KillMode=process
 
-PIDFile= {{ varnish_pid }}
+PIDFile= {{ varnish_pidfile }}
 
 # Maximum number of open files (for ulimit -n)
 LimitNOFILE= {{ limit_nofile }}