diff --git a/ansible/roles/ssh_host_keys/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ssh_host_keys/tasks/main.yml
index b9b5b6b0ce07da08b95245a4691cb0ff3c8f6853..fa398387ce8a4e20cd8ee72e5766edd33930eceb 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ssh_host_keys/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ssh_host_keys/tasks/main.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
     remote_src: yes
   become: true
 
+- name: Remove the temporary folder after put in place
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /tmp/ssh_keys
+    state: absent
+
 - name: Restart SSH service
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: sshd