diff --git a/roles/virtualization/templates/cloud-user-data.yml.j2 b/roles/virtualization/templates/cloud-user-data.yml.j2
index 5f36461..343ec57 100644
--- a/roles/virtualization/templates/cloud-user-data.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/virtualization/templates/cloud-user-data.yml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ users:
   - name: "{{ user.name }}"
     primary_group: "{{ user.name }}"
     groups: users
-    sudo: "{{ user.sudo | default('ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL') }}"
+    sudo: "{{ 'ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' if (user.sudo is defined and user.sudo is sameas true) else user.sudo | default('ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL') }}"
     passwd: "{{ user.password | password_hash('sha512') }}"
     lock_passwd: false
 {% set ssh_keys = user['keys'] | default([]) %}