diff --git a/ansible/hosts.cfg b/ansible/hosts.cfg
index 30aa74c640a1fb8176e0e09c7f7879187e0c68d5..f09e2d64f69f0b1bd62be1aa2e251b709a47fc32 100644
--- a/ansible/hosts.cfg
+++ b/ansible/hosts.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-[defaults]
-host_key_checking = False
 [gitlab_ci_deploy_targets]
-phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key
+phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key host_key_checking = False