diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 2d12541..a912342 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
   with_items: "{{ users.keys() }}"
 
 - name: ssh authorized keys
-  copy:
-    content: "{{ users[item].authorized_keys }}"
+  template:
+    src: ssh_authorized_keys.j2
     dest: "{{ users[item].home | default('/home/'+item) }}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
     owner: "{{ item }}"
     group: "{{ item }}"
diff --git a/templates/ssh_authorized_keys.j2 b/templates/ssh_authorized_keys.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74fcb57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/ssh_authorized_keys.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for  key in users[item].authorized_keys %}
+{{ key }}
+{% endfor %}