diff --git a/.github/workflows/variables.tf b/.github/workflows/variables.tf
index 58544fc..d3ddbf8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/variables.tf
+++ b/.github/workflows/variables.tf
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ variable "ami_key_pair_name" {
   type        = string
 }
 
+variable "private_key" {
+  description = "path to private key for ssh"
+  type        = string
+}
+
 variable "ami_os" {
   description = "AMI OS Type"
   type        = string