diff --git a/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2 b/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
index 8b6b6a9d30..1c0f19503b 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
+++ b/roles/ansible-server/templates/ansible.cfg.j2
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ gathering = smart
 
 # additional paths to search for roles in, colon separated
 #roles_path    = /etc/ansible/roles
-roles_path     = {{ ansible_base }}/ansible/roles
+roles_path     = {{ ansible_base }}/ansible/roles:/usr/share/ansible/roles
 
 # uncomment this to disable SSH key host checking
 #host_key_checking = False