diff --git a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/docker/start_docker_mds.yml b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/docker/start_docker_mds.yml
index 8795730f1..91d9951da 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/docker/start_docker_mds.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mds/tasks/docker/start_docker_mds.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 - name: generate systemd unit file
   become: true
   template:
-    src: "{{ playbook_dir }}/roles/ceph-mds/templates/ceph-mds.service.j2"
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/ceph-mds.service.j2"
     dest: /var/lib/ceph/ceph-mds@.service
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"