diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
index 1f5b767f57..1ee6740efd 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   ignore_errors: true
 
 - name: spin it up
-  local_action: "ec2_create keypair=${keypair} image=${image} type=${instance_type} wait=true group=${security_group} ec2_access_key=${fedora_admin_access_key} ec2_secret_key=${fedora_admin_secret_key} ec2_url=http://209.132.184.1:8773/services/Eucalyptus"
+  local_action: ec2_create keypair=${keypair} image=${image} type=${instance_type} wait=true group=${security_group}
   register: inst_res
   only_if: "'${host_is_up.rc}' != '0'"