diff --git a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
index 0d150a5ed6..a8a959dd29 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   - packages
 
 - name: Install certificate and key
-  copy: src={{ item.file }}
+  file: src={{ item.file }}
         dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ item.mode }}
   with_items:
diff --git a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
index 74f9a38b71..c29ce8e8da 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   - openvpn
 
 - name: Install configuration files
-  copy: src={{ item.file }}
+  file: src={{ item.file }}
         dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ item.mode }}
   with_items: