diff --git a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.json b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.json
index 7743c90..2fba6a9 100644
--- a/roles/nginx/tasks/main.json
+++ b/roles/nginx/tasks/main.json
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		"name": "place hardening config",
 		"become": true,
 		"ansible.builtin.template": {
-			"src": "ssl-hardening.conf",
+			"src": "ssl-hardening.conf.j2",
 			"dest": "/etc/nginx/ssl-hardening.conf"
 		}
 	},