diff --git a/tasks/nova_compute_key_populate.yml b/tasks/nova_compute_key_populate.yml
index 1a2fb80d..f1784b5d 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_compute_key_populate.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_compute_key_populate.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 - name: Create the nova SSH config file
   copy:
     src: "ssh_config"
-    dest: "/var/lib/nova/.ssh/config"
+    dest: "{{ nova_system_home_folder }}/.ssh/config"
     owner: "{{ nova_system_user_name }}"
     group: "{{ nova_system_user_name }}"
     mode: "0644"