diff --git a/ansible/hosts.cfg b/ansible/hosts.cfg
index 7fca88a377053c8ea564ee29786dd3a9c59f80f0..9c6d00b0534243cb1f473718c4b271cd893627bf 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 host_key_checking=False
+phoenix.hlr.rz.tu-bs.de ansible_ssh_private_key_file=./private_key