diff --git a/roles/pki/tasks/main.yml b/roles/pki/tasks/main.yml
index aafc6fd..1e46227 100644
--- a/roles/pki/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pki/tasks/main.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 - name: copy full chain certificate file
   ansible.builtin.copy:
     dest: "{{ tls_certs }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}-fullchain.crt"
-    content: "{{ pki_host_fullchain }}"
+    content: "{{ pki_host_fullchain.stdout }}"
     mode: 0640
     owner: root
     group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"