diff --git a/roles/zfs/defaults/main.yml b/roles/zfs/defaults/main.yml
index 154149e..4017f28 100644
--- a/roles/zfs/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/zfs/defaults/main.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ zfs_repl: []
 #  - dataset: zpool
 #    dest: zfs-recv@10.33.255.253:zpool
 #    id: stor-bkp         # a uniq string id, used to name the service. It must be uniq, and one will be created if not defined
+#    force: True          # Force deletion of dest dataset if no snapshot matches
 #    compress: lz4
 #    recursive: True
 #    ssh_cipher: aes128-ctr
diff --git a/roles/zfs/templates/syncoid.service.j2 b/roles/zfs/templates/syncoid.service.j2
index 2ed9cad..2758e7d 100644
--- a/roles/zfs/templates/syncoid.service.j2
+++ b/roles/zfs/templates/syncoid.service.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Description=Sync ZFS datasets
 [Service]
 Type=oneshot
 PrivateTmp=yes
-ExecStart=/sbin/syncoid --identifier={{ item.1.id }} --force-delete {% if item.1.compress | default('lz4') is string %}--compress={{ item.1.compress | default('lz4') }} {%elif item.1.compress | default('lz4') == True %}--compress {% endif %}{% if item.1.recursive | default(True) == True %}--recursive{% endif %} {% if item.1.skip_parent | default(True) == True %}--skip-parent {% endif %} --sshcipher={{ item.1.ssh_cipher | default('aes128-ctr') }} {% if item.1.ssh_port is defined %}--sshport={{ item.1.ssh_port }} {% endif %}{% if item.1.bw_limit is defined %}--source-bwlimit={{ item.1.bw_limit }} {% endif %}{{ item.1.syncoid_opts | default('') }} {{ item.1.dataset }} {{ item.1.dest }}
+ExecStart=/sbin/syncoid --identifier={{ item.1.id }}{% if item.1.force | default(True) %} --force-delete {% endif %}{% if item.1.compress | default('lz4') is string %}--compress={{ item.1.compress | default('lz4') }} {%elif item.1.compress | default('lz4') == True %}--compress {% endif %}{% if item.1.recursive | default(True) == True %}--recursive{% endif %} {% if item.1.skip_parent | default(True) == True %}--skip-parent {% endif %} --sshcipher={{ item.1.ssh_cipher | default('aes128-ctr') }} {% if item.1.ssh_port is defined %}--sshport={{ item.1.ssh_port }} {% endif %}{% if item.1.bw_limit is defined %}--source-bwlimit={{ item.1.bw_limit }} {% endif %}{{ item.1.syncoid_opts | default('') }} {{ item.1.dataset }} {{ item.1.dest }}
 {% if item.1.max_duration is defined %}
 TimeoutSec={{ item.1.max_duration }}
 {% endif %}