diff --git a/tasks/geoip.yml b/tasks/geoip.yml
index 818a28e486..ac7baac3d1 100644
--- a/tasks/geoip.yml
+++ b/tasks/geoip.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   - packages
 
 - name: push over the geoip db once
-  copy: src=$item dest=/usr/share/GeoIP/$item
+  copy: src=$item dest=/usr/share/GeoIP/
   with_fileglob: $bigfiles/geoip/*.dat
 
 - name: geoip syncing script via cron