diff --git a/gerrit/defaults/main.yml b/gerrit/defaults/main.yml
index 99a707f9..e4ac1e08 100644
--- a/gerrit/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/gerrit/defaults/main.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ gerrit_db_hostname: localhost
 gerrit_db_password: '{{ psql_db_pwd }}'
 gerrit_smtp_server: localhost
 gerrit_ssh_port: 29419
+
diff --git a/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2 b/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
index 5474df79..13116122 100644
--- a/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
+++ b/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@
 	listenUrl = proxy-{{ gerrit_http_proxy_protocol }}://127.0.0.1:{{ gerrit_http_port }}{{ gerrit_app_context }}/
 [cache]
 	directory = cache
+[plugins]
+    plugins.allowRemoteAdmin = true