diff --git a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
index af247c86a3..fb785efcce 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
      - config
 
   - name: add jenkins ssh priv key so it can connect to clients
-    action: copy src=$private/files/jenkins/ssh/jenkins_master dest=/var/tmp/jenkins_master_id_rsa mode=600
+    action: copy src=$private/files/jenkins/ssh/jenkins_master dest=/var/tmp/jenkins_master_id_rsa mode=600 owner=jenkins group=jenkins
     tags:
     - config