diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml b/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
index ec92884..96913bb 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/users/root.yml
@@ -25,26 +25,14 @@
     - public_keys/backup_ed25519.pub
 
 - name: users | root | install private ssh keys
-  block:
-    - name: users | root | cat block into keyfile
-      blockinfile:
-        dest: "/root/.ssh/{{ item.dest }}"
-        state: present
-        create: true
-        block: |
-          {{ lookup('file',item.src) }}
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: '0600'
-        marker_begin: ""
-        marker_end: ""
-    - name: users | root | remove ansible comments from keyfile
-      lineinfile:
-        path: "/root/.ssh/{{ item.dest }}"
-        state: absent
-        line: "#  ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
+  copy:
+    dest: "/root/.ssh/{{ item.dest }}"
+    src: "{{ item.src }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0600'
   loop:
-    - {src: private_keys/gitlab_read_ed25519, dest: gitlab_read_ed25519}
+    - { src: "private_keys/gitlab_read_ed25519", dest: "gitlab_read_ed25519"}
 
 - name: users | root | install known_hosts
   copy: