diff --git a/templates/chrony.conf.j2 b/templates/chrony.conf.j2
index 968abfb2..d7a6c8f1 100644
--- a/templates/chrony.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/chrony.conf.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ server {{ ntp_server }} offline maxpoll 10 minpoll 8
 # password is generated by a random process at install time.  You may
 # change it if you wish.
 
-keyfile /etc/chrony/chrony.keys
+keyfile {{ chrony_key_file }}
 
 # Set runtime command key.  Note that if you change the key (not the
 # password) to anything other than 1 you will need to edit
diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index e89dffc4..1c5f1893 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ aide_cron_job_path: /etc/cron.daily/aide
 aide_database_file: /var/lib/aide/aide.db
 aide_database_out_file: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new
 chrony_conf_file: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
+chrony_key_file: /etc/chrony/chrony.keys
 daemon_init_params_file: /etc/init.d/rc
 
 # Service name
diff --git a/vars/redhat.yml b/vars/redhat.yml
index 9949e871..8831b76b 100644
--- a/vars/redhat.yml
+++ b/vars/redhat.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ aide_cron_job_path: /etc/cron.d/aide
 aide_database_file: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.gz
 aide_database_out_file: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new.gz
 chrony_conf_file: /etc/chrony.conf
+chrony_key_file: /etc/chrony.keys
 daemon_init_params_file: /etc/init.d/functions
 pkg_mgr_config: "{{ (ansible_pkg_mgr == 'yum') | ternary('/etc/yum.conf', '/etc/dnf/dnf.conf') }}"
 
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index f9ec6f35..6a7203d1 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ aide_cron_job_path: /etc/cron.daily/aide
 aide_database_file: /var/lib/aide/aide.db
 aide_database_out_file: /var/lib/aide/aide.db.new
 chrony_conf_file: /etc/chrony.conf
+chrony_key_file: /etc/chrony.keys
 daemon_init_params_file: /etc/rc.status
 pkg_mgr_config: /etc/zypp/zypp.conf