diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2
index 1e03fdecdc1445b7727a7f14a6ab572fe3ccb304..9863eda51972dfaa3f2bdbd712898e974251866d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/account.conf.j2
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use = egg:swift#account
 
 {% if service_name == 'swift-account-replicator' %}
 [account-replicator]
-sync_module = {replication_ip}:{meta}:account
+rsync_module = {replication_ip}:{meta}:account
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if service_name == 'swift-account-reaper' %}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
index eb4ddbb66e7fdde6d778c19b7ffcdeebe7e539d8..1cbc627524521e6e3f909ef32db6de00810a3874 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/container.conf.j2
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ allow_versions = True
 
 {% if service_name == 'swift-container-replicator' %}
 [container-replicator]
-sync_module = {replication_ip}:{meta}:container
+rsync_module = {replication_ip}:{meta}:container
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if service_name == 'swift-container-updater' %}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2
index af18bdf2a6b8f8e3a12533da561b8a96e23e289d..d2513255df58808be93d2b51b33e11cce334d45b 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/swift/templates/object.conf.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use = egg:swift#object
 
 [object-replicator]
 {% if service_name == 'swift-object-replicator' %}
-sync_module = {replication_ip}:{meta}:object
+rsync_module = {replication_ip}:{meta}:object
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if service_name == 'swift-object-updater' %}