diff --git a/ansible/hosts.cfg b/ansible/hosts.cfg
index c5077ab5069efef814ae5a7adeda491fd804c8d6..30aa74c640a1fb8176e0e09c7f7879187e0c68d5 100644
--- a/ansible/hosts.cfg
+++ b/ansible/hosts.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+[defaults]
+host_key_checking = False
 [gitlab_ci_deploy_targets]
-phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key
\ No newline at end of file
+phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key