diff --git a/roles/common/templates/etc/apticron/apticron.conf.j2 b/roles/common/templates/etc/apticron/apticron.conf.j2
index e9dccad..9241406 100644
--- a/roles/common/templates/etc/apticron/apticron.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/common/templates/etc/apticron/apticron.conf.j2
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@
 # impending updates. By default the root account will be notified.
 
 EMAIL="{{ admin_mail }}"
+SYSTEM=$(/bin/hostname -f)
+NOTIFY_HOLDS="0"
+NOTIFY_NEW="0"
+