diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 85a685b..5cb62bc 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -109,20 +109,17 @@
 - name: Systemd-resolved forwarding
   when: _consul.use_dns_forwarding | default(false)
   block:
-    - name: Create /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/
-        state: directory
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-
-    - name: Create systemd-resolved config to forward consul domain to agent
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: "{{ item }}.j2"
-        dest: /{{ item }}
-        mode: "0644"
+    - name: Configure systemd-resolved
+      community.general.ini_file:
+        path: /etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/consul.conf
+        section: "Resolve"
+        option: "{{ item.key }}"
+        value: "{{ item.value }}"
+        state: present
+        mode: '0644'
       loop:
-        - etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/consul.conf
+        - { key: DNS, value: "127.0.0.1:{{ _consul.dns_port | default(8600) }}" }
+        - { key: Domains, value: "~{{ _consul.domain }}" }
       register: systemd_resolved_consul
 
     - name: Restart systemd-resolved
diff --git a/templates/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/consul.conf.j2 b/templates/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/consul.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 3af9498..0000000
--- a/templates/etc/systemd/resolved.conf.d/consul.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[Resolve]
-DNS=127.0.0.1:{{ _consul.dns_port|default(8600) }}
-DNSSEC=false
-Domains=~{{ _consul.domain }}