diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/223_fix_openvpn_alias_expansion.yml b/changelogs/fragments/223_fix_openvpn_alias_expansion.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e430d720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/223_fix_openvpn_alias_expansion.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - pfsense_openvpn_server - add call to ``alias_make_table()`` to allow alias expansion (https://github.com/pfsensible/core/pull/223).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/openvpn_server.py b/plugins/module_utils/openvpn_server.py
index 20011efb..0bdefad9 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/openvpn_server.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/openvpn_server.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
 OPENVPN_SERVER_PHP_COMMAND_PREFIX = """
 require_once('openvpn.inc');
+alias_make_table();
 $ovpn = config_get_path('openvpn/openvpn-server')[{idx}];
 """