diff --git a/playbooks/run-beaker-tests.yaml b/playbooks/run-beaker-tests.yaml
index 414177d29..922fcddc3 100644
--- a/playbooks/run-beaker-tests.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/run-beaker-tests.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
           echo "Match address ::1" | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config
           echo "    PermitRootLogin without-password" | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config
           mkdir -p .ssh
-          ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -b 2048 -P ""
+          ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -b 2048 -P "" -m PEM
           sudo mkdir -p /root/.ssh
           cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | sudo tee -a /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
           if [[ -f /usr/bin/yum || -f /usr/bin/dnf ]]; then
diff --git a/playbooks/run-libraries-beaker-tests.yaml b/playbooks/run-libraries-beaker-tests.yaml
index 1e29c799a..81d2a9fa4 100644
--- a/playbooks/run-libraries-beaker-tests.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/run-libraries-beaker-tests.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
           echo "Match address ::1" | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config
           echo "    PermitRootLogin without-password" | sudo tee -a /etc/ssh/sshd_config
           mkdir -p .ssh
-          ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -b 2048 -P ""
+          ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -b 2048 -P "" -m PEM
           sudo mkdir -p /root/.ssh
           cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | sudo tee -a /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
           if [[ -f /usr/bin/yum || -f /usr/bin/dnf ]]; then