diff --git a/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 7b917f44bb..0caf67986e 100644
--- a/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/anitya/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
   - anitya_backend
 
 - name: Install the cron job
-  template: src={{ item.file }}
+  copy: src={{ item.file }}
             dest={{ item.location }}/{{ item.file }}
   with_items:
   - { file: 'anitya.cron', location: /etc/cron.d }