diff --git a/roles/base/files/users/rene/ssh/known_hosts b/roles/base/files/users/known_hosts
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/base/files/users/rene/ssh/known_hosts
rename to roles/base/files/users/known_hosts
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/users/rene.yml b/roles/base/tasks/users/rene.yml
index 7902a4e..3536bdc 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/users/rene.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/users/rene.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 - name: users | rene | install known_hosts
   copy:
     dest: "/home/rene/.ssh/known_hosts"
-    src: "users/rene/ssh/know_hosts"
+    src: "users/know_hosts"
     backup: True
     mode: '0600'
     owner: 'rene'
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml b/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
index 0cbddca..0f5ac06 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
   with_file:
     - public_keys/backup_ed25519.pub
 
+- name: users | root | install known_hosts
+  copy:
+    dest: "/home/root/.ssh/known_hosts"
+    src: "users/know_hosts"
+    backup: True
+    mode: '0600'
+    owner: 'root'
+    group: 'root'
+
 - name: users | root | create script directories
   file:
     path: "{{ root_home }}/scripts"