diff --git a/tasks/collectd/client.yml b/tasks/collectd/client.yml
index 7fe2b831fe..058b2c0f8d 100644
--- a/tasks/collectd/client.yml
+++ b/tasks/collectd/client.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 # install collected.conf
 - name: /etc/collectd.conf
-  template: src=$files/collectd/collectd.conf dest=/etc/collectd.conf state=present
+  template: src=$files/collectd/collectd.conf.j2 dest=/etc/collectd.conf state=present
   notify:
   - restart collectd