diff --git a/roles/pdc/frontend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pdc/frontend/tasks/main.yml
index dd89c3e567..05e4a3dce7 100644
--- a/roles/pdc/frontend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pdc/frontend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     - cron
 
 - name: Copy over the exportbranches command
-  file:
+  copy:
     dest: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pdc/apps/componentbranch/management/commands/exportbranches.py
     src: exportbranches.py
   tags: