diff --git a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
index 3a1156498b..82452df7c2 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - name: Install certificate and key
   file: src={{ item.file }}
-        dest={{ item.location }}/{{ item.dest }}
+        dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ mode }}
   with_items:
   - { file: "{{ puppet_private }}/vpn/openvpn/keys/ca.crt",
diff --git a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
index 8f15d1e6b6..0a31ce9fab 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - name: Install configuration files
   file: src={{ item.file }}
-        dest={{ item.location }}/{{ item.dest }}
+        dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ mode }}
   with_items:
   - { file: client.conf,
diff --git a/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml
index 6163857dee..1295218664 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 - name: Install configuration files
   file: src={{ item.file }}
-        dest={{ item.location }}/{{ item.dest }}
+        dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ mode }}
   with_items:
   - { file: server.conf,