diff --git a/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/files/ssh_config b/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/files/ssh_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..990a43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/files/ssh_config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Host *
+   StrictHostKeyChecking no
+   UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null
diff --git a/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/tasks/cluster-host.yml b/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/tasks/cluster-host.yml
index 20dcd15..20330c4 100644
--- a/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/tasks/cluster-host.yml
+++ b/install/ansible/roles/cluster-host/tasks/cluster-host.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,39 @@
 # is running to install voltha in the cluster hosts.
 # Whe the target == "installer" the installer is being
 # created.
+- name: A .ssh directory for the voltha user exists
+  file:
+    #path: "{{ ansible_env['HOME'] }}/.ssh"
+    path: "/home/voltha/.ssh"
+    state: directory
+    owner: voltha
+    group: voltha
+  tags: [cluster_host]
+
+- name: known_hosts file is absent for the voltha user
+  file:
+    path: "/home/voltha/.ssh/known_hosts"
+    state: absent
+  tags: [cluster_host]
+
+- name: Known host checking is disabled
+  copy:
+    src: files/ssh_config
+    dest: "/home/voltha/.ssh/config"
+    owner: voltha
+    group: voltha
+    mode: 0600
+  tags: [cluster_host]
+
+- name: Cluster host keys are propagated to all hosts in the cluster
+  copy:
+    src: files/.keys
+    dest: "/home/voltha"
+    owner: voltha
+    group: voltha
+    mode: 0600
+  tags: [cluster_host]
+
 - name: Required configuration directories are copied
   copy:
     src: "/home/vinstall/{{ item }}"
@@ -13,7 +46,7 @@
     - netifaces
     - deb_files
   when: target == "cluster"
-  tags: [voltha]
+  tags: [cluster_host]
 
 - name: Dependent software is installed
   command: dpkg -i "{{ target_voltha_home }}/deb_files/{{ item }}"
@@ -21,20 +54,20 @@
   when: target == "cluster"
   ignore_errors: true
   when: target == "cluster"
-  tags: [voltha]
+  tags: [cluster_host]
 
 - name: Dependent software is initialized
   command: apt-get -f install
   when: target == "cluster"
-  tags: [voltha]
+  tags: [cluster_host]
 
-- name: Python packages are installe
+- name: Python packages are installed
   command: pip install {{ item }} --no-index --find-links "file://{{ target_voltha_home }}/{{ item }}"
   with_items:
     - docker-py
     - netifaces
   when: target == "cluster"
-  tags: [voltha]
+  tags: [cluster_host]
 
 - name: Configuration directories are deleted
   file:
@@ -45,5 +78,5 @@
     - netifaces
     - deb_files
   when: target == "cluster"
-  tags: [voltha]
+  tags: [cluster_host]