diff --git a/roles/dnf-automatic/templates/dnf-automatic.conf.j2 b/roles/dnf-automatic/templates/dnf-automatic.conf.j2
index a6dc3ab..40a4197 100644
--- a/roles/dnf-automatic/templates/dnf-automatic.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/dnf-automatic/templates/dnf-automatic.conf.j2
@@ -99,3 +99,6 @@ email_to = root
 # Use this to filter DNF core messages
 debuglevel = 1
 installonly_limit = 2
+{% if dnf_automatic_exclude|d(none) %}
+excludepkgs = {{ dnf_automatic_exclude }}
+{% endif %}