diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
index ed5cfba..696c99f 100644
--- a/ansible/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 [defaults]
 inventory = inventory.ini
 host_key_checking = False
-private_key_file = {{ private_key_file }}
 retry_files_enabled = False
 roles_path = roles
 stdout_callback = yaml
diff --git a/ansible/inventory.tmpl b/ansible/inventory.tmpl
index 8e2bf15..4ae3604 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory.tmpl
+++ b/ansible/inventory.tmpl
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ workers
 [cluster:vars]
 ansible_user=root
 ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+ansible_ssh_private_key_file={{ private_key_file }}
 k3s_version=latest