diff --git a/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml
index 2b5f168..47b1798 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/collectd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ collectd_plugins: {}
 
 collectd_plugins_defaults:
   md: false
+  thermal: false
 
 collectd_df: {}
 
diff --git a/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2 b/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2
index ea02ff0..187dc9f 100644
--- a/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/collectd/templates/collectd.conf.j2
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ LoadPlugin {{ name }}
 {{ load_plugin('tcpconns') }}
 #LoadPlugin teamspeak2
 #LoadPlugin ted
-#LoadPlugin thermal
+{{ load_plugin('thermal') }}
 ##LoadPlugin tokyotyrant
 ##LoadPlugin turbostat
 #LoadPlugin unixsock