diff --git a/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml b/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml
index f160cb6..885435d 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml
+++ b/xos/tosca/samples/cord.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@
       properties:
           view_url: /admin/cord/vcpeservice/$id$/
           backend_network_label: hpc_client
+          public_key: { get_artifact: [ SELF, pubkey, LOCAL_FILE] }
+      artifacts:
+          pubkey: /opt/xos/observers/vcpe/vcpe_public_key
 
     service_vbng:
       type: tosca.nodes.VBNGService