diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdfb239..c389106 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@
 
 # Ansible Bind Role
 
-An ansible role for installing and managing bind, acting as primary and/or secondary nameserver. 
-It does also copy the master zone files (`bind_masterzones_path`), but however, the zone files must exist.
+An ansible role for installing and managing bind, acting as primary and/or secondary nameserver.
+It does also copy the master zone files (`bind_masterzones_path`), but however, the zone files must exist in the local machine (`bind_masterzones_local_path`).
 
 
 ## Configuration:
 
-Define where your zones files are stored:
+Define where your zones files are stored in the server:
 
       bind_masterzones_path: path/to/zones_dir
 
+Define where your zones files are stored in the ansible controller machine:
+
+      bind_masterzones_local_path: path/to/zones/local/dir/
+
 Configure the domains of the zones for a bind act as primary nameserver:
 
       bind_config_master_zones:
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 6a6e3df..d9ee85f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ bind_service_enabled: yes
 bind_pkg_state: installed
 bind_base_zones_path: "/var/lib/bind"
 bind_masterzones_path: "masters"
+bind_masterzones_local_path: "masters"
 bind_slavezones_path: "slaves"
 bind_config_listen_on: any
 bind_config_allow_query: []
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 50b442c..cbd2691 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   notify: restart bind
 
 - name: Copy master zone files
-  copy: src={{ bind_masterzones_path }}/db.{{ item.name }} dest={{ bind_base_zones_path }}/{{bind_masterzones_path}} owner={{ bind_user }} group={{ bind_group }}
+  copy: src={{ bind_masterzones_local_path }}/db.{{ item.name }} dest={{ bind_base_zones_path }}/{{bind_masterzones_path}} owner={{ bind_user }} group={{ bind_group }}
   with_items: "{{ bind_config_master_zones }}"
   notify: reload bind
   tags: bind-zones