diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 7ef79c4..8bf5001 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ keycloak_wildfly_modcluster_multicast_address: '224.0.1.105'
 keycloak_listen: '127.0.0.1'
 keycloak_java_min_heap: '2048m'
 keycloak_java_max_heap: '{{ keycloak_java_min_heap }}'
+keycloak_node_identifier: 1
 
 keycloak_use_external_db: True
 # postgresql is the only supported choice for the time being
diff --git a/templates/standalone-ha.xml.j2 b/templates/standalone-ha.xml.j2
index d23313c..ffc1ecf 100644
--- a/templates/standalone-ha.xml.j2
+++ b/templates/standalone-ha.xml.j2
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
             </security-domains>
         </subsystem>
         <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:transactions:5.0">
-            <core-environment node-identifier="${jboss.tx.node.id:1}">
+            <core-environment node-identifier="{{ keycloak_node_identifier }}">
                 <process-id>
                     <uuid/>
                 </process-id>