diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 685a068..92882c0 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ autorestic_config:
       env:
         B2_ACCOUNT_ID: ID
         B2_ACCOUNT_KEY: Key
+autorestic_config_template: autorestic.yml.j2
 autorestic_config_file: ~/.autorestic.yml
 autorestic_info: false
 autorestic_check: false
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 99283c2..acff862 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
   when: autorestic_architecture is defined
 
 - name: Create autorestic configuration file
-  ansible.builtin.copy:
-    content: "{{ autorestic_config | to_nice_yaml(default_style='\"') }}"
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: "{{ autorestic_config_template }}"
     dest: "{{ autorestic_config_file }}"
     mode: "0600"
 
diff --git a/templates/autorestic.yml.j2 b/templates/autorestic.yml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40a0fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/autorestic.yml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ autorestic_config | to_nice_yaml }}