diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
index aa4c3777d8..fcbd0844fe 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         line: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }} osbs osbs-dev.fedorainfracloud.org"
 
     - name: place htpasswd file
-      file:
+      copy:
         src: "{{private}}/files/httpd/osbs.htpasswd"
         dest: /etc/origin/htpasswd