diff --git a/tasks/base.yml b/tasks/base.yml
index 6169f3814d..f0c02886a4 100644
--- a/tasks/base.yml
+++ b/tasks/base.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 - name: sshd_config 
-  action: copy src=$item dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config mode=600
+  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config mode=600
   first_available_file:
     - $sshd_config
     - ${files}/ssh/sshd_config.${ansible_fqdn}