diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index c2bac6e72c..d044ad368a 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
   - base
 
 - name: iptables
-  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/sysconfig/iptables mode=600 backup=yes
+  template: src={{ item }} dest=/etc/sysconfig/iptables mode=600 backup=yes
   with_first_found:
    - iptables/iptables.{{ ansible_fqdn }}
    - iptables/iptables.{{ host_group }}