diff --git a/client/tasks/desktop.yml b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
index 29f22f44feaf5eee2c042a84f18f56c630be30dd..3d33d4afeeef96c66c602a0122a8a98e51992257 100644
--- a/client/tasks/desktop.yml
+++ b/client/tasks/desktop.yml
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@
     - desktop
     - fsmpi
 
+- name: ensure we have the correct printer
+  template: src=lpoptions.j2 dest=/etc/cups/lpoptions owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  tags:
+    - desktop
+    - fsmpi
+    - config
+
 # granting all users access to sound card
 - name: grant user access to soundcard
   copy: src=udev_audio-perm.rules dest=/etc/udev/rules.d/50-audio-perm.rules owner=root group=root mode=0644
diff --git a/guest-overlay/templates/lpoptions.j2 b/client/templates/lpoptions.j2
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
similarity index 100%
rename from guest-overlay/templates/lpoptions.j2
rename to client/templates/lpoptions.j2
diff --git a/guest-overlay/tasks/main.yml b/guest-overlay/tasks/main.yml
index 6670081ebdf303ac7a2f2ed6523e389eec749e4f..08f6bed16f31c20845a06689ad7e1134e8f0c2f9 100644
--- a/guest-overlay/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/guest-overlay/tasks/main.yml
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@
     - provision
     - squashfs
 
-#- name: ensure we have the correct printer
-#  template: src=lpoptions.j2 dest=/guests/provision/gast/.cups/lpoptions owner=gast group=gast mode=0750
-#  tags:
-#    - guest-overlay
-#    - config
-
 - name: deployment of our pam-mount config
   copy: src=pam_mount.conf.xml dest=/etc/security/pam_mount.conf.xml
   notify: