diff --git a/tasks/ssh-keys.yml b/tasks/ssh-keys.yml
index fbfd6fc..91b55f4 100644
--- a/tasks/ssh-keys.yml
+++ b/tasks/ssh-keys.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
     mode: 0600
-    state: file
+    state: touch
 - name: Check if the "bryanpedini@bryanbox.home.bjphoster.cloud" key is present
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: ~/.ssh/authorized_keys