diff --git a/workloads/ansible/shade/lampstack/roles/apply/tasks/main.yml b/workloads/ansible/shade/lampstack/roles/apply/tasks/main.yml
index 7b472cf..b980652 100755
--- a/workloads/ansible/shade/lampstack/roles/apply/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/workloads/ansible/shade/lampstack/roles/apply/tasks/main.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
     timeout: 200
     flavor: "{{ app_env.flavor_name }}"
     network: "{{ app_env.private_net_name }}"
-    userdata: "{{ lookup('file', 'templates/userdata.j2') }}"
+    userdata: "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/userdata.j2') }}"
     config_drive: "{{ app_env.config_drive | default('no') }}"
     security_groups: lampstack_sg
     floating_ip_pools: "{{ app_env.public_net_name | default(omit) }}"
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
     timeout: 200
     flavor: "{{ app_env.flavor_name }}"
     network: "{{ app_env.private_net_name }}"
-    userdata: "{{ lookup('file', 'templates/userdata.j2') }}"
+    userdata: "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/userdata.j2') }}"
     config_drive: "{{ app_env.config_drive | default('no') }}"
     security_groups: lampstack_sg
     floating_ip_pools: "{{ app_env.public_net_name | default(omit) }}"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
     flavor: "{{ app_env.flavor_name }}"
     network: "{{ app_env.private_net_name }}"
     floating_ip_pools: "{{ app_env.public_net_name | default(omit) }}"
-    userdata: "{{ lookup('file', 'templates/userdata.j2') }}"
+    userdata: "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/userdata.j2') }}"
     config_drive: "{{ app_env.config_drive | default('no') }}"
     security_groups: lampstack_sg
     meta: