diff --git a/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
index f71a832ade..a80e610d63 100644
--- a/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nagios_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   file: dest=/var/log/nagios/spool/checkresults state=directory group=nagios owner=nagios mode=0644
 
 - name: Copy check_nagios_notifications.py
-  file: src=check_nagios_notifications.py dest=/usr/local/bin/check_nagios_notifications.py mode=0755 group=root owner=root
+  copy: src=check_nagios_notifications.py dest=/usr/local/bin/check_nagios_notifications.py mode=0755 group=root owner=root
 
 - name: Nuke default nagios passwd
   file: dest=/etc/nagios/passwd state=absent