diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/docker b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/docker
index 970ea051d..05d6f9535 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/docker
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/calico/templates/docker
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Deployed by Ansible
-DOCKER_OPTS=""
+DOCKER_OPTS="{% if docker_options is defined %}{{ docker_options }}{% endif %}"