diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml b/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
index 52d05f2..0cbddca 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
   authorized_key:
     user: root
     state: present
-    key: public_keys/backup_ed25519.pub
+    key: '{{ item }}'
     key_options: 'from="192.168.1.240",command="~/validate-rsync.sh"'
+  with_file:
+    - public_keys/backup_ed25519.pub
 
 - name: users | root | create script directories
   file: