diff --git a/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml
index d974070..20b50c1 100644
--- a/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ifstated/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: copy ifstated config
-  copy:
+  template:
     dest: /etc/ifstated.conf
     src: "{{ ifstated_config }}"
     mode: 0644
diff --git a/roles/ifstated/files/ifstated-fsol.conf b/roles/ifstated/templates/ifstated-fsol.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ifstated/files/ifstated-fsol.conf
rename to roles/ifstated/templates/ifstated-fsol.conf
diff --git a/roles/ifstated/files/ifstated-ns.conf b/roles/ifstated/templates/ifstated-ns.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ifstated/files/ifstated-ns.conf
rename to roles/ifstated/templates/ifstated-ns.conf
diff --git a/roles/ifstated/files/ifstated-proxy.conf b/roles/ifstated/templates/ifstated-proxy.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ifstated/files/ifstated-proxy.conf
rename to roles/ifstated/templates/ifstated-proxy.conf