diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/create_configs.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/create_configs.yml
index ff59a9a3c..29cbe12d8 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/create_configs.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/docker/create_configs.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
       mode: 0644
 
 - name: generate ceph configuration file
-  config_template:
+  action: config_template
+  args:
     src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/roles/ceph-common/templates/ceph.conf.j2"
     dest: /etc/ceph/ceph.conf
     owner: "root"