diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 19c499c..f4c3880 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ keepalived_vrrp_script_map: {}
 
 keepalived_vrrp_scripts: {}
 keepalived_vrrp_track_processes: {}
+keepalived_vrrp_sync_groups: {}
 
 keepalived_vrrp_instances: {}
diff --git a/templates/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf.j2
index a0e8ea6..28afe19 100644
--- a/templates/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf.j2
@@ -75,14 +75,12 @@ vrrp_track_process {{ key }} {
 }
 {% endfor %}
 
-{% if keepalived_vrrp_sync_groups is defined %}
-{% for name, sync_group in keepalived_vrrp_sync_groups.items() %}
-
+{% for name, sync_group in keepalived_vrrp_sync_groups.items() | sort %}
 vrrp_sync_group {{ name }} {
   group {
-    {% for instance in sync_group.instances -%}
-      {{ instance }}
-    {% endfor -%}
+{% for instance in sync_group.instances | default([]) %}
+    {{ instance }}
+{% endfor %}
   }
 {% if sync_group.notify_master is defined %}
   notify_master "{{ sync_group.notify_master }}"
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ vrrp_sync_group {{ name }} {
 {% endif %}
 }
 {% endfor %}
-{% endif %}
+
 {% for key, value in keepalived_vrrp_instances.items() | sort %}
 vrrp_instance {{ key }} {
   interface {{ value.interface }}
diff --git a/tests/vars/vagrant.yml b/tests/vars/vagrant.yml
index 3b3a279..59e7b28 100644
--- a/tests/vars/vagrant.yml
+++ b/tests/vars/vagrant.yml
@@ -61,3 +61,8 @@ keepalived_vrrp_instances:
 
     # notify: "{{ keepalived_vrrp_script_map['keepalived-notify']['dest'] }}"
     # notify_user: root
+
+#keepalived_vrrp_sync_groups:
+#  VG_1:
+#    instances:
+#      - VI_1