diff --git a/templates/cloudinit_userdata.yaml.j2 b/templates/cloudinit_userdata.yaml.j2
index 9c86e83..5dfdfae 100644
--- a/templates/cloudinit_userdata.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/cloudinit_userdata.yaml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ users:
     lock_passwd: false
     passwd: {{ ci_password | password_hash('sha512') }}
     ssh_authorized_keys:
-      - {{ lookup('file', ssh_keys_file) }}
+{% for key in ssh_public_keys %}
+      - {{ key }}
+{% endfor %}
 
 chpasswd:
   expire: false