diff --git a/roles/ansible-server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ansible-server/tasks/main.yml
index 16136a938e..13de0ec66f 100644
--- a/roles/ansible-server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ansible-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   - ansible-server
 
 - name: installing the phx2 dns check script
-  copy: src="{{ files }}/dns_check.py" dest=/usr/local/bin/dns_check owner=root mode=755
+  copy: src=dns_check.py" dest=/usr/local/bin/dns_check owner=root mode=755
   tags:
   - ansible-server
 #