diff --git a/tasks/install.yml b/tasks/install.yml
index e80a5c5..5e49069 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/tasks/install.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
   notify: restart consul-template
 
 - name: copy template templates
-  template: src={{ item.src }} dest="{{ consul_template_home }}/templates/{{ item.src | basename | regex_replace('^(.*)\.j2$', '\\1') }}"
+  template: src={{ item.src }} dest="{{ consul_template_home }}/templates/{{ item.dest if item.dest is defined else item.src | basename | regex_replace('^(.*)\.j2$', '\\1') }}"
   with_items: "{{ consul_template_template_templates | default([]) }}"
   when: consul_template_template_templates
   notify: restart consul-template