diff --git a/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/destination.yml b/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/destination.yml
index 1e0fcd19..1f5e936e 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/destination.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/destination.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 - name: template ssh private key
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.copy:
-    content: "{{ sanoid_syncoid_ssh_privkey }}"
+    content: |
+      "{{ sanoid_syncoid_ssh_privkey }}"
     dest: "/etc/sanoid/.ssh/id_sanoid"
     owner: "{{ sanoid_user }}"
     group: "{{ sanoid_user_group }}"