diff --git a/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml b/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
index 6a8d81e79a..26119a439a 100644
--- a/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
@@ -169,10 +169,9 @@
 
 # put cron job in for purging nightly amis
 - name: purge nightly amis cron
-  copy: src="purge-amis" dest=/etc/cron.d/purge-amis
+  template: src=purge-amis.j2 dest=/etc/cron.d/purge-amis
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('compose-x86-01')
 
-
 - name: install compose /etc/httpd/conf.d/compose.conf file
   copy: >
     src="compose.conf"
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/purge-amis b/roles/releng/templates/purge-amis.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/purge-amis
rename to roles/releng/templates/purge-amis.j2