diff --git a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_ssh_keys.yml b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_ssh_keys.yml
index 4961ea03b7..e3f8914a1b 100644
--- a/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_ssh_keys.yml
+++ b/tests/roles/bootstrap-host/tasks/prepare_ssh_keys.yml
@@ -57,11 +57,19 @@
   tags:
     - ssh-key-generate
 
-- name: Ensure root's new public ssh key is in authorized_keys
-  authorized_key:
-    user: root
-    key: "{{ lookup('file', '/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub') }}"
-    manage_dir: no
+- name: Fetch the generated public ssh key
+  fetch:
+    src: "/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
+    dest: "/tmp/id_rsa.pub"
+    flat: yes
+  when: inventory_hostname == groups['all'][0]
   tags:
     - ssh-key-authorized
 
+- name: Ensure root's new public ssh key is in authorized_keys
+  authorized_key:
+    user: root
+    key: "{{ lookup('file','/tmp/id_rsa.pub') }}"
+    manage_dir: no
+  tags:
+    - ssh-key-authorized
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