diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/postfix.yml b/roles/base/tasks/postfix.yml
index 07f3634777..6407e74f91 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/postfix.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/postfix.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: /etc/postfix/main.cf
-  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/postfix/main.cf
+  template: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/postfix/main.cf
   with_first_found:
     - "{{ postfix_maincf }}"
     - "postfix/main.cf/main.cf.{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
diff --git a/tasks/postfix_basic.yml b/tasks/postfix_basic.yml
index 4bd6a7dcb1..411b92f68e 100644
--- a/tasks/postfix_basic.yml
+++ b/tasks/postfix_basic.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   - packages
 
 - name: /etc/postfix/main.cf
-  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/postfix/main.cf
+  template: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/postfix/main.cf
   with_first_found:
     - "{{ postfix_maincf }}"
     - "{{ roles_path }}/base/files/postfix/main.cf/main.cf.{{ ansible_fqdn }}"