diff --git a/ansible/templates/inventory.ini.j2 b/ansible/templates/inventory.ini.j2
index 4a890599..08bf0297 100644
--- a/ansible/templates/inventory.ini.j2
+++ b/ansible/templates/inventory.ini.j2
@@ -1 +1 @@
-image-factory-vm ansible_host={{ env['JUMPHOST_IP'] }} ansible_user=azureadmin ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyJump=azureadmin@{{ env['RUNNER_HOST_IP'] }}'
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+image-factory-vm ansible_host={{ env['JUMPHOST_IP'] }} ansible_user=azureadmin ansible_ssh_common_args='-o ProxyJump=azureadmin@{{ env['RUNNER_HOST_IP'] }}' ansible_ssh_private_key_file=ansible_ssh_key
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