diff --git a/ansible/awx-operator.yaml.j2 b/ansible/awx-operator.yaml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..18ab6893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/awx-operator.yaml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#jinja2: trim_blocks:False
+# This file is generated by Ansible. Changes will be lost.
+# Update templates under ansible/templates/
+{% include 'role.yml.j2' %}
+
+{% include 'role_binding.yml.j2' %}
+
+{% include 'service_account.yml.j2' %}
+
+{% include 'operator.yml.j2' %}
+
+{% include 'crd.yml.j2' %}
diff --git a/ansible/chain-operator-files.yml b/ansible/chain-operator-files.yml
index 11b83226..5edf0a4a 100644
--- a/ansible/chain-operator-files.yml
+++ b/ansible/chain-operator-files.yml
@@ -12,13 +12,6 @@
         dest: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../deploy/crds/awx_v1beta1_crd.yaml"
 
     - name: Template awx-operator.yaml
-      copy:
-        content: |
-          # This file is generated by Ansible. Changes will be lost.
-          # Update templates under ansible/templates/
-          {{ lookup('template', 'role.yml.j2') }}
-          {{ lookup('template', 'role_binding.yml.j2') }}
-          {{ lookup('template', 'service_account.yml.j2') }}
-          {{ lookup('template', 'operator.yml.j2') }}
-          {{ lookup('template', 'crd.yml.j2') }}
+      template:
+        src: awx-operator.yaml.j2
         dest: ../deploy/awx-operator.yaml