diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index c899b4e..b3f8b62 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
 subid_users: []
 ansible_become: true
+subuid_bitshift: 16
+subgid_bitshift: "{{subuid_bitshift}}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 8cef3ba..0906aa0 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: "/etc/subuid"
     regexp: "{{ user }}"
-    line: "{{ user }}:{{ getent_passwd[user].1 | int | bitwise_shift_left(16) }}:65536"
+    line: "{{ user }}:{{ getent_passwd[user].1 | int | bitwise_shift_left(subuid_bitshift) }}:65536"
     backup: true
     create: true
     mode: 0644
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: "/etc/subgid"
     regexp: "{{ user }}"
-    line: "{{ user }}:{{ getent_passwd[user].2 | int | bitwise_shift_left(16) }}:65536"
+    line: "{{ user }}:{{ getent_passwd[user].2 | int | bitwise_shift_left(subgid_bitshift) }}:65536"
     backup: true
     create: true
     mode: 0644