diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 94c4a809..6797b91c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ The main Docker repo URL, common between Debian and RHEL systems.
     docker_apt_repository: "deb [arch={{ docker_apt_arch }}] {{ docker_repo_url }}/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} {{ docker_apt_release_channel }}"
     docker_apt_ignore_key_error: True
     docker_apt_gpg_key: "{{ docker_repo_url }}/{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}/gpg"
+    docker_apt_filename: omit
 
 (Used only for Debian/Ubuntu.) You can switch the channel to `nightly` if you want to use the Nightly release.
 
diff --git a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
index e0d7037f..10a44d1b 100644
--- a/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/setup-Debian.yml
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@
   apt_repository:
     repo: "{{ docker_apt_repository }}"
     state: present
+    filename: "{{ docker_apt_filename | default(omit) }}"
     update_cache: true