diff --git a/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml b/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml
index 82a3218..4755555 100644
--- a/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/server-basic/tasks/main.yml
@@ -33,14 +33,24 @@
 
 - name: configure dummy module to load on system boot
   template:
-    src: dummy.module.conf.j2
+    src: modules_load_dummy.conf.j2
     dest: /etc/modules-load.d/dummy.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+
+- name: configure dummy module options
+  template:
+    src: modprobe_dummy.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/modprobe.d/dummy.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
 
 - name: load dummy module
   modprobe:
     name: "dummy"
     state: present
-    params: "numdummies=0"
 
 - name: manage apt auto upgrades
   template:
diff --git a/roles/server-basic/templates/modprobe_dummy.conf.j2 b/roles/server-basic/templates/modprobe_dummy.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ed8d57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/server-basic/templates/modprobe_dummy.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#
+# {{ ansible_managed }}
+#
+options dummy numdummies=0
diff --git a/roles/server-basic/templates/dummy.module.conf.j2 b/roles/server-basic/templates/modules_load_dummy.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/server-basic/templates/dummy.module.conf.j2
rename to roles/server-basic/templates/modules_load_dummy.conf.j2