diff --git a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
index c29ce8e8da..74f9a38b71 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   - openvpn
 
 - name: Install configuration files
-  file: src={{ item.file }}
+  copy: src={{ item.file }}
         dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ item.mode }}
   with_items: