diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1006293..145aedf 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ tomcat_common_dir: '{{ tomcat_catalina_base_dir }}/common/'
 tomcat_common_classes_dir: '{{ tomcat_catalina_base_dir }}/common/classes'
 tomcat_tmp_dir: '{{ tomcat_catalina_base_dir }}/tmp/tomcat'
 tomcat_enable_catalina_shared_loader: true
+tomcat_catalina_shared_loader_path: '${catalina.home}/shared/classes,${catalina.home}/shared/*.jar,${catalina.base}/shared/classes,${catalina.base}/shared/*.jar'
 
 
 # JMX and debugging