diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1a80ca8..65451b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 ansible/inventory.yaml
 .vscode
-ansible/test
-ansible/test.pub
\ No newline at end of file
+ansible/credentials
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/blueprint_preparation.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/blueprint_preparation.yaml
index bf825bb..9475252 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/blueprint_preparation.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/blueprint_preparation.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 - name: Create the initial ostree repo
   hosts: all
+    
   tasks:
+    - name: Display microshift package information
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: "{{ ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY }}"
+
     - name: Extract userspace architecture
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         userspace_arch: "{{ ansible_facts['userspace_architecture'] }}"
@@ -17,6 +22,7 @@
       ansible.builtin.debug:
         var: microshift_info.stdout_lines
 
+
     - name: Install mkpasswd and podman packages
       become: true
       ansible.builtin.dnf:
@@ -37,7 +43,13 @@
         line: "{{ item.line }}"
       loop:
         - { regexp: '^__ADMIN_PASSWORD__=', line: '__ADMIN_PASSWORD__={{ admin_password_hash.stdout }}' }
-        - { regexp: '^__ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY__=', line: '__ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY__={{ ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY }}' }
+
+    - name: Replace ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY placeholder with the actual key
+      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+        path: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/red-hat-kiosk/imagebuilder/kiosk.toml"
+        regexp: '^__ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY__='
+        line: '__ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY__={{ ADMIN_SSH_PUBLIC_KEY }}'
+        backrefs: true
 
     - name: Add custom packages source to composer
       ansible.builtin.shell: |