diff --git a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
index a8a959dd29..0d150a5ed6 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   - packages
 
 - name: Install certificate and key
-  file: src={{ item.file }}
+  copy: src={{ item.file }}
         dest={{ item.dest }}
         owner=root group=root mode={{ item.mode }}
   with_items:
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:
diff --git a/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml
index 16a97b92f8..77b46f9c58 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   - 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: