diff --git a/ansible/hosts.cfg b/ansible/hosts.cfg
index f09e2d64f69f0b1bd62be1aa2e251b709a47fc32..7fca88a377053c8ea564ee29786dd3a9c59f80f0 100644
--- a/ansible/hosts.cfg
+++ b/ansible/hosts.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [gitlab_ci_deploy_targets]
-phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key host_key_checking = False
+phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key host_key_checking=False