diff --git a/apticron/tasks/main.yml b/apticron/tasks/main.yml
index 926d9e42785ba436a404dab64ef5273a04ea5fdd..c590e6f969083f2332ce57f32ad53070ea3ecee7 100644
--- a/apticron/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/apticron/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     - apticron
 
 - name: ensure our apticron config is deployed
-  copy: src=apticron.conf dest=/etc/apticron/apticron.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  template: src=apticron.conf.j2 dest=/etc/apticron/apticron.conf owner=root group=root mode=0644
   tags:
     - config
     - server
diff --git a/apticron/files/apticron.conf b/apticron/templates/apticron.conf.j2
similarity index 65%
rename from apticron/files/apticron.conf
rename to apticron/templates/apticron.conf.j2
index daa6169838127b292bed155b07bdc612a1349437..3a75642433684928fddc6e699e6b215698a88d29 100644
--- a/apticron/files/apticron.conf
+++ b/apticron/templates/apticron.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # send mails to admins
-EMAIL="debian-updates@fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de"
+EMAIL="{{ apticron_to }}"
 
 # send all missing packages
 DIFF_ONLY="0"
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ DIFF_ONLY="0"
 NOTIFY_HOLDS="1"
 
 # set custom from (for better filtering)
-CUSTOM_FROM="apticron@fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de"
+CUSTOM_FROM="{{ apticron_from }}"