diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 074697d..cbc5033 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ Role Variables
 --------------
 
 
-|Variable name | Variable value
-|--------------|---------------
-|*hostname*    |new hostname (not FQDN, before first dot)
-|*fqdn*        | new domain name
+| Variable name | Variable value | Default |
+|---------------|----------------|---------|
+|*hostname*     | hostname (eg. vm1) | `inventory_hostname_short` |
+|*fqdn*         | domain name (eg. vm1.test.com) | `inventory_hostname` |
 
 Example
 -------
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..710a5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+fqdn: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+hostname: "{{ inventory_hostname_short }}"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index c8574ee..67375a3 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
 ---
-- name: fqdn | Check for FQDN variable presence
-  fail:
-    msg: "FQDN variable is not set!"
-  when: fqdn|default(False) == False
-
-- name: fqdn | Check for hostname variable presence
-  fail:
-    msg: "Hostname variable is not set!"
-  when: hostname|default(False) == False
-
 - name: fqdn | Configure Debian
   include: debian.yml
   when: ansible_distribution in [ 'Debian', 'Ubuntu' ]