diff --git a/src/molecule_gce/playbooks/tasks/create_linux_instance.yml b/src/molecule_gce/playbooks/tasks/create_linux_instance.yml
index ec3c9ec..2782b90 100644
--- a/src/molecule_gce/playbooks/tasks/create_linux_instance.yml
+++ b/src/molecule_gce/playbooks/tasks/create_linux_instance.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     name: "{{ item.name }}"
     machine_type: "{{ item.machine_type | default('n1-standard-1') }}"
     metadata:
-      ssh-keys: "{{ lookup('env','USER') }}:{{ keypair.public_key }}}"
+      ssh-keys: "{{ lookup('env','USER') }}:{{ keypair.public_key }}"
     scheduling:
       preemptible: "{{ item.preemptible | default(false) }}"
     disks: