diff --git a/roles/fedora-web/main/files/google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html b/roles/fedora-web/main/files/google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5c188ced4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/fedora-web/main/files/google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+google-site-verification: google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html
diff --git a/roles/fedora-web/main/tasks/main.yml b/roles/fedora-web/main/tasks/main.yml
index 9889129227..637402d540 100644
--- a/roles/fedora-web/main/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/fedora-web/main/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 # create google validation for mattdm. See https://pagure.io/fedora-websites/issue/729
 
 - name: Create a file for google validation
-  copy: dest=/srv/web/google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html content="google-site-verification: google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html"
+  copy: dest=/srv/web/google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html src=google4ddeb43aa58b0de1.html
         owner=root group=root mode=0644
         setype=httpd_sys_content_t
   tags: