diff --git a/postfix/tasks/main.yml b/postfix/tasks/main.yml
index 84b5888151b525210047dfed2be0b7583158ee18..73ce164b753a7de6421864a29f1e1e3e28f756be 100644
--- a/postfix/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/postfix/tasks/main.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     - mail
 
 - name: ensure memcached config is present
-  template: src=templates/memcached.conf dest=/etc/memcached.conf
+  template: src=templates/memcached.conf.j2 dest=/etc/memcached.conf
   notify:
     - restart memcached
   tags: