diff --git a/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml b/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
index 185bd05181..8016381953 100644
--- a/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
+++ b/tasks/persistent_cloud_new.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 - name: wait until ssh is available
   # local_action:  shell false; until [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; do sleep 2; ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no fedora@{{ public_ip }} 'echo foobar'  || ssh -o PasswordAuthentication=no root@{{ public_ip }} 'echo foobar'; done
   #local_action:  shell false; until [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; do sleep 2; ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PasswordAuthentication=no fedora@{{ public_ip }} 'echo foobar' &> /tmp/ssh_new_cloud.txt; done
-  local_action:  ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PasswordAuthentication=no fedora@{{ public_ip }} 'echo foobar'
+  local_action: shell whoami && ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o PasswordAuthentication=no fedora@{{ public_ip }} 'echo foobar'
   #async: 10
   #poll: 2
   register: ssh_check