diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
index 22380049..77be7a6a 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/defaults/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ deploy_container:
   docker_base_command: "docker image build"
   docker_build_dir: "{{ _ce_deploy_build_dir }}"
   dockerfile_template: example.j2 # provide a templates directory next to your playbook and change this to match your Dockerfile template name
-  environment_vars: {} # dictionary you can populate for use in a custom Dockerfile template   
+  environment_vars: {} # dictionary you can populate for use in a custom Dockerfile template
   # Requires the deploy IAM user to have the managed EC2InstanceProfileForImageBuilderECRContainerBuilds policy attached
   aws_ecr:
     enabled: false # set to true if using AWS ECR
diff --git a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
index 0fafdfc2..23f4d996 100644
--- a/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/deploy_container/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
 # Build and ship a container image
 - name: Create Dockerfile from template.
-  local_action:
-    module: ansible.builtin.template
+  ansible.builtin.template:
     src: "{{ deploy_container.dockerfile_template }}"
     dest: "{{ deploy_container.docker_build_dir }}/Dockerfile"
+  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Set Docker registry username and password.
   ansible.builtin.set_fact: