diff --git a/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml b/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
index e9c3444a42..a11a389f2b 100644
--- a/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/releng/tasks/main.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
 
 # mock configs
 - name: put extra special  mock configs in
-  action: copy src="{{ item }}" dest="/etc/mock/{{ item }}" mode=644
+  template: src="{{ item }}" dest="/etc/mock/{{ item }}" mode=644
   with_items:
     - fedora-branched-compose-armhfp.cfg
     - fedora-rawhide-compose-armhfp.cfg
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/fedora-branched-compose-armhfp.cfg b/roles/releng/templates/fedora-branched-compose-armhfp.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/fedora-branched-compose-armhfp.cfg
rename to roles/releng/templates/fedora-branched-compose-armhfp.cfg
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/fedora-branched-compose-i386.cfg b/roles/releng/templates/fedora-branched-compose-i386.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/fedora-branched-compose-i386.cfg
rename to roles/releng/templates/fedora-branched-compose-i386.cfg
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/fedora-branched-compose-x86_64.cfg b/roles/releng/templates/fedora-branched-compose-x86_64.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/fedora-branched-compose-x86_64.cfg
rename to roles/releng/templates/fedora-branched-compose-x86_64.cfg
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/fedora-rawhide-compose-armhfp.cfg b/roles/releng/templates/fedora-rawhide-compose-armhfp.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/fedora-rawhide-compose-armhfp.cfg
rename to roles/releng/templates/fedora-rawhide-compose-armhfp.cfg
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/fedora-rawhide-compose-i386.cfg b/roles/releng/templates/fedora-rawhide-compose-i386.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/fedora-rawhide-compose-i386.cfg
rename to roles/releng/templates/fedora-rawhide-compose-i386.cfg
diff --git a/roles/releng/files/fedora-rawhide-compose-x86_64.cfg b/roles/releng/templates/fedora-rawhide-compose-x86_64.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/releng/files/fedora-rawhide-compose-x86_64.cfg
rename to roles/releng/templates/fedora-rawhide-compose-x86_64.cfg