diff --git a/tests/tasks/setup.yml b/tests/tasks/setup.yml
index 02f56ac..a88234c 100644
--- a/tests/tasks/setup.yml
+++ b/tests/tasks/setup.yml
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@
     main_sshd_config_path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/
   when:
     - (ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int > 8) or
-      (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 22)
+      (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 20)
diff --git a/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml b/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml
index 2d9c22c..ef59400 100644
--- a/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_alternative_file.yml
@@ -135,12 +135,19 @@
             - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'
             - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int < 22
 
-        - name: Check Ubuntu 22 defaults are present in the first configuration file
+        - name: Check Ubuntu 20+ defaults are present in the first configuration file
           ansible.builtin.assert:
             that:
               - "'Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf' in config3.content | b64decode"
-              - "'KbdInteractiveAuthentication no' in config.content | b64decode"
               - "'UsePAM yes' in config.content | b64decode"
+          when:
+            - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+            - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 20
+
+        - name: Check Ubuntu 22+ defaults are present in the first configuration file
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - "'KbdInteractiveAuthentication no' in config.content | b64decode"
           when:
             - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
             - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 22
diff --git a/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml b/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml
index 08a8109..30c0567 100644
--- a/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_alternative_file_role.yml
@@ -153,12 +153,19 @@
             - ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'Debian'
             - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int < 22
 
-        - name: Check Ubuntu 22 defaults are present in the first configuration file
+        - name: Check Ubuntu 20+ defaults are present in the first configuration file
           ansible.builtin.assert:
             that:
               - "'Include /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf' in config3.content | b64decode"
-              - "'KbdInteractiveAuthentication no' in config.content | b64decode"
               - "'UsePAM yes' in config.content | b64decode"
+          when:
+            - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+            - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 20
+
+        - name: Check Ubuntu 22+ defaults are present in the first configuration file
+          ansible.builtin.assert:
+            that:
+              - "'KbdInteractiveAuthentication no' in config.content | b64decode"
           when:
             - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
             - ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 22
diff --git a/tests/tests_include_present.yml b/tests/tests_include_present.yml
index c82c3fd..aeac6f6 100644
--- a/tests/tests_include_present.yml
+++ b/tests/tests_include_present.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         state: absent
       when:
         - (ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int > 8) or
-          (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 22)
+          (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 20)
 
     - name: Create a new configuration in drop-in directory
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
           Ciphers: aes192-ctr
       when:
         - (ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int > 8) or
-          (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 22)
+          (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 20)
 
     - name: Verify the options are correctly set
       when:
         - (ansible_facts['os_family'] == 'RedHat' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int > 8) or
-          (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 22)
+          (ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] | int >= 20)
       tags: tests::verify
       block:
         - name: Flush handlers
diff --git a/vars/Ubuntu_20.yml b/vars/Ubuntu_20.yml
index c8f8088..5dd4512 100644
--- a/vars/Ubuntu_20.yml
+++ b/vars/Ubuntu_20.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,25 @@
 ---
+__sshd_os_supported: true
+
 __sshd_service: ssh
 __sshd_packages:
   - openssh-server
   - openssh-sftp-server
+# Ubuntu 20.04 backported support for drop-in directory so we touch
+# just the included file with highest priority by default
+__sshd_config_file: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/00-ansible_system_role.conf
 __sshd_config_mode: "0644"
+# the defaults here represent the defaults shipped in the main sshd_config
 __sshd_defaults:
+  Include: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/*.conf
   ChallengeResponseAuthentication: false
   UsePAM: true
   X11Forwarding: true
   PrintMotd: false
   AcceptEnv: LANG LC_*
   Subsystem: "sftp  /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server"
-__sshd_os_supported: true
+
 __sshd_runtime_directory: sshd
+
+__sshd_drop_in_dir_mode: '0755'
+__sshd_main_config_file: /etc/ssh/sshd_config