diff --git a/roles/ipaserver/defaults/main.yml b/roles/ipaserver/defaults/main.yml
index 0acecc574fb8e7190633b4254c0598fe93bccfcf..b8d92f608e882ada075695bef25111260bda530f 100644
--- a/roles/ipaserver/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ipaserver/defaults/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ipaserver_no_hbac_allow: no
 ipaserver_no_pkinit: no
 ipaserver_no_ui_redirect: no
 ipaserver_mem_check: yes
-ipaserver_random_serial_numbers: true
+ipaserver_random_serial_numbers: false
 ### ssl certificate ###
 ### client ###
 ipaclient_mkhomedir: no