diff --git a/templates/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf.j2 b/templates/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf.j2
index fd83374..585286f 100644
--- a/templates/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/mysql/conf.d/galera.cnf.j2
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ wsrep_notify_cmd='{{ galera_monitor_script_path }}/{{ galera_monitor_script_name
 
 wsrep_node_address="{{ galera_wsrep_node_address }}"
 
+{% if galera_extra_wsrep_provider_options is defined %}
 wsrep_provider_options = "{% for item in galera_extra_wsrep_provider_options %}{% set _key = item.split(': ')[0] %}{% set _val = galera_extra_wsrep_provider_options[_key] %}{{ _key }} = {{ _val }}{% if not loop.last %}; {% endif %}{% endfor %}"
+{% endif %}
 
 [sst]
 {% if mariadb_tls_files and mariadb_tls_files|length == 3 and galera_sst_tls_enabled  %}