diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vms.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vms.py
index dd733eb3234..d21e336c8b6 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vms.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/ovirt/ovirt_vms.py
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ class VmsModule(BaseModule):
                         self.param('template_version')
                     )
                 )
-            template = templates[0]
+            template = sorted(templates, key=lambda t: t.version.version_number, reverse=True)[0]
 
         return template