diff --git a/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml b/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml
index fab99fb557..3af419ea72 100644
--- a/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/dns/tasks/main.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@
     creates: /var/named/chroot/dev/zero
 
 - name: copy rndc config
-  copy: src={{ item}} dest=/etc/
-  with_items:
-  - rndc.conf
-  - rndc.key
+  copy: src=rndc.conf dest=/etc/rndc.conf
+  notify:
+  - restart named
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: copy rndc key
+  copy: src={{ private }}/files/dns/rndc.key dest=/etc/rndc.key
   notify:
   - restart named
   tags: