diff --git a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/auth@ssh.yml b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/auth@ssh.yml
index 3a79c82..0f92f4c 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/auth@ssh.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/auth@ssh.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   copy:
     src: sshd/nopass.conf
     dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/nopass.conf
-    owner: "{{ root_acct }}"
-    group: "{{ root_acct }}"
+    owner: "{{ primary_root_acct }}"
+    group: "{{ primary_root_acct }}"
     force: yes
   register: ssh_passauth_disabled
   tags: ['default', 'disable_ssh_passauth']
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diff --git a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/denyroot@ssh.yml b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/denyroot@ssh.yml
index 35c988d..24d57bb 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap/tasks/denyroot@ssh.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap/tasks/denyroot@ssh.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   copy:
     src: sshd/denyroot.conf
     dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/denyroot.conf
-    owner: "{{ root_acct }}"
-    group: "{{ root_acct }}"
+    owner: "{{ primary_root_acct }}"
+    group: "{{ primary_root_acct }}"
     force: yes
   register: sshroot_disabled
   tags: ['default', 'deny_sshroot']
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