diff --git a/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml b/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml
index ae0262d66..9382e4c38 100644
--- a/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/openvpn/tasks/main.yml
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@
     # 2019-10-09: Not recommended for over a year & no longer in use
     # - { src: 'iiab-handle.j2', dest: '/usr/bin/iiab-handle', mode: '0755' }
 
-- name: Copy /opt/iiab/iiab/iiab-support to /usr/bin/iiab-support, in case git tree deleted (smaller IIAB installs do this)
-  file:
+- name: Copy /opt/iiab/iiab/iiab-support to /usr/bin/iiab-support, in case git tree deleted e.g. on a smaller IIAB install
+  copy:
     src: "{{ iiab_dir }}/iiab-support"
-    path: /usr/bin/iiab-support
+    path: /usr/bin/
     mode: 0755
 
 - name: Create iiab-support-on (symlink to iiab-support for now)