diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 205c4a1..2c3e830 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for common
+
+# change login shell
+usersetup_chsh: true
+
+# override global gitconfig
+usersetup_gitconfig: true
diff --git a/tasks/usersettings.yml b/tasks/usersettings.yml
index 5bed266..5b8a8a1 100644
--- a/tasks/usersettings.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersettings.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,18 @@
     src: "{{ item.src }}"
     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
   with_items:
-    - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_gitconfig', dest: '.gitconfig' }
     - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_gitignore_global', dest: '.gitignore_global' }
     - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_tmux.conf', dest: '.tmux.conf' }
     - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_vimrc', dest: '.vimrc' }
     - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_zshrc', dest: '.zshrc' }
     - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme', dest: '.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/agnoster.zsh-theme' }
+- name: usersettings - Set global gitconfig
+  copy:
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+  with_items:
+    - { src: '{{ role_path }}/files/dotfiles/_gitconfig', dest: '.gitconfig' }
+  when: usersetup_gitconfig == true
 
 - name: usersettings - Install vim plugins
   git:
diff --git a/tasks/usersetup-Darwin.yml b/tasks/usersetup-Darwin.yml
index 3965c5f..6cc0468 100644
--- a/tasks/usersetup-Darwin.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersetup-Darwin.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     name: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
     shell: /bin/zsh
   when:
-    - common_usersetup.stat.exists == false
+    - common_usersetup.stat.exists == false and usersetup_chsh == true
 
 - name: usersetup - Create .vim directory
   file:
diff --git a/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml b/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml
index 035dfe1..fb11956 100644
--- a/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml
+++ b/tasks/usersetup-Debian.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     name: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
     shell: /bin/zsh
   when:
-    - common_usersetup.stat.exists == false
+    - common_usersetup.stat.exists == false and usersetup_chsh == true
 
 - name: usersetup - Create .vim directory
   file: