diff --git a/etc/kayobe/proxy.yml b/etc/kayobe/proxy.yml
index aaf938983d3fed0b97f301719f56f50607adb018..7d63017d6616ba08ff4275405f854a185a1c753b 100644
--- a/etc/kayobe/proxy.yml
+++ b/etc/kayobe/proxy.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@
 # used. Defaults to ["127.0.0.1", "localhost", "{{ docker_registry }}"]. This
 # is configured only if either http_proxy or https_proxy is set.
 #no_proxy:
+
+###############################################################################
+# Dummy variable to allow Ansible to accept this file.
+workaround_ansible_issue_8743: yes