diff --git a/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml
index 071845c..2b5f168 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ collectd_load_network_plugin: false
 collectd_network_servers: []
 collectd_network_listen: []
 
-collectd_disable_plugins: []
+collectd_plugins: {}
+
+collectd_plugins_defaults:
+  md: false
 
 collectd_df: {}
 
diff --git a/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2 b/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2
index 27ea1c7..ea02ff0 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ LoadPlugin syslog
 ##############################################################################
 
 {% macro load_plugin(name) %}
-{% if name in collectd_disable_plugins %}
+{% if (collectd_plugins_defaults | combine(collectd_plugins)).get(name, true) | bool is false %}
 #LoadPlugin {{ name }}
-{% else %}
+{%- else %}
 LoadPlugin {{ name }}
 {%- endif -%}
 {% endmacro %}