diff --git a/initial_server_setup/initial_setup.yml b/initial_server_setup/initial_setup.yml
index fb19846af9aead7067057f395807d80af336b645..3f86a220da3928cae8c3fc7fe61d5d4b30c06e29 100644
--- a/initial_server_setup/initial_setup.yml
+++ b/initial_server_setup/initial_setup.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@
       ansible.posix.authorized_key:
         user: "{{ item.username }}"
         state: present
-        key: "{{ lookup('file', {{ item.key_path }} ) }}"
+        key: "{{ lookup('file', item.key_path) }}"
       tags: users
-      loop: "{{ users_member | union(users_system)}}"
+      loop: "{{ users_member | union(users_system) }}"