diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
index 4322fbfd331..21db6f6c0e8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/copy.py
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ class ActionModule(object):
             found = False
             for fn in inject.get('first_available_file'):
                 fn_orig = fn
-                fn = template.template(self.runner.basedir, fn, inject)
-                fn = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, fn)
-                if not os.path.exists(fn) and '_original_file' in inject:
-                    fn = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'files', fn_orig, self.runner.basedir, check=False)
-                if os.path.exists(fn):
-                    source = fn
+                fnt = template.template(self.runner.basedir, fn, inject)
+                fnd = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, fnt)
+                if not os.path.exists(fnd) and '_original_file' in inject:
+                    fnd = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'files', fnt, self.runner.basedir, check=False)
+                if os.path.exists(fnd):
+                    source = fnd
                     found = True
                     break
             if not found:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
index c5f6cbc0942..a2eb51c1fae 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner/action_plugins/template.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class ActionModule(object):
                 fnt = template.template(self.runner.basedir, fn, inject)
                 fnd = utils.path_dwim(self.runner.basedir, fnt)
                 if not os.path.exists(fnd) and '_original_file' in inject:
-                    fnd = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'templates', fn_orig, self.runner.basedir, check=False)
+                    fnd = utils.path_dwim_relative(inject['_original_file'], 'templates', fnt, self.runner.basedir, check=False)
                 if os.path.exists(fnd):
                     source = fnd
                     found = True