diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 5c07ee8..aceb094 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
+pip_package_name: python-pip
 pip_install_packages: []
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 7098cd0..a92e683 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 - name: Ensure Pip is installed.
-  package: name=python-pip state=present
+  package:
+    name: "{{pip_package_name}}"
+    state: present
 
 - name: Ensure pip_install_packages are installed.
   pip: