diff --git a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
index 63ee0aea9d..a1bb05ab3c 100644
--- a/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/bodhi2/backend/tasks/main.yml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
   - cron
 
 - name: Make directory for fedwatch systemd config extension
-  copy: path=/usr/lib/systemd/system/fedwatch.service.d/ state=directory
+  file: path=/usr/lib/systemd/system/fedwatch.service.d/ state=directory
   when: inventory_hostname.startswith('bodhi-backend01') and env == "production"
   tags:
   - bodhi