diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark_testing.yml
index 594783d..6d9e11a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark_testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_benchmark_testing.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PRIVATE_KEY: "${{ secrets.SSH_PRV_KEY }}"
         id: test_os
-        run: ansible all -i hosts.yml -m wait_for -a "port=22 delay=10 timeout=600" --private-key=.ssh/github_actions.pem -u ec2-user -e ansible_ssh_private_key_file='{{ lookup("env", "PRIVATE_KEY") }}' 
+        run: ansible all -i hosts.yml -m wait_for -a "port=22 delay=10 timeout=600" -u ec2-user -e ansible_ssh_private_key_file='{{ lookup("env", "PRIVATE_KEY") }}' 
 
 # Run the ansible playbook
       - name: Run_Ansible_Playbook