diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c86b3a4..9fd481d 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 htpasswdfile: {}
 #  foo:
 #    path: /etc/nginx/htpasswd-something
+#    owner: root
+#    group: www-data
+#    mode: 0640
+#    crypt_scheme: apr_md5_crypt
 #    users:
 #      - name: bar
 #        pw: baz
diff --git a/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml b/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml
index 71fb71f..b68a14b 100644
--- a/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml
+++ b/tasks/htpasswdfile.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 - name: set user and pw
   with_items: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].users }}"
   htpasswd:
+    crypt_scheme: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].crypt_scheme|d('apr_md5_crypt') }}"
     path: "{{ htpasswdfile[passfile].path }}"
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     password: "{{ item.pw }}"
-    owner: root
-    group: www-data
-    mode: 0640
+    owner: "{{htpasswdfile[passfile].owner|d('root') }}"
+    group: "{{htpasswdfile[passfile].group|d('www-data') }}"
+    mode: "{{htpasswdfile[passfile].mode|d('0640') }}"
+    state: "{{htpasswdfile[passfile].state|d('present') }}"