diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml
index c42d2becf98..d9da8435c6d 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ coredns_host_network: false
 coredns_port: 53
 
 coredns_pod_disruption_budget: false
-
 # value for coredns pdb
-# coredns_pod_disruption_budget_max_unavailable: 1
+coredns_pod_disruption_budget_max_unavailable: 1
 
 # coredns_additional_configs adds any extra configuration to coredns
 # coredns_additional_configs: |
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/coredns-poddisruptionbudget.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/coredns-poddisruptionbudget.yml.j2
index 5990391e996..d8968089cf9 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/coredns-poddisruptionbudget.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/coredns-poddisruptionbudget.yml.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ kind: PodDisruptionBudget
 metadata:
   name: coredns{{ coredns_ordinal_suffix }}
 spec:
-  maxUnavailable: {{ coredns_max_unavailable }}
+  maxUnavailable: {{ coredns_pod_disruption_budget_max_unavailable }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       k8s-app: kube-dns{{ coredns_ordinal_suffix }}