diff --git a/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml
index 16c8903483..ed66c8bab5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/designate/defaults/main.yml
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ designate_dnssec_validation: "yes"
 designate_recursion: "no"
 ## Example for designate_forwarders_addresses: "10.199.200.1; 10.199.100.1"
 designate_forwarders_addresses: ""
+designate_backend_bind9_cmdline_extras: "-U {{ designate_backend_bind9_workers }} -g"
 
 ####################
 # Infoblox
diff --git a/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate-backend-bind9.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate-backend-bind9.json.j2
index 49a786576c..36766addf5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate-backend-bind9.json.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/designate/templates/designate-backend-bind9.json.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% set bind_file = 'bind/named.conf' if kolla_base_distro in ['ubuntu', 'debian'] else 'named.conf' %}
 
 {
-    "command": "/usr/sbin/{{ bind_cmd }} -U {{ designate_backend_bind9_workers }} -g",
+    "command": "/usr/sbin/{{ bind_cmd }} {{ designate_backend_bind9_cmdline_extras }}",
     "config_files": [
         {
             "source": "{{ container_config_directory }}/named.conf",