diff --git a/roles/head-node/tasks/main.yml b/roles/head-node/tasks/main.yml
index 7d59204..2ace0af 100644
--- a/roles/head-node/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/head-node/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SSH Key access from the current machine to the target node is required for the
 # synchronize action to work.
 - name: Ensure User SSH Keys
-  local_action: user name='{{ansible_user}}' generate_ssh_key=yes ssh_key_bits=2048
+  local_action: user name='{{ ansible_user_id }}' generate_ssh_key=yes ssh_key_bits=2048
   tags:
     - establish_ssh_keys