diff --git a/files/gnome/backup.sh b/files/gnome/backup.sh
index 5ea74d8455..95c8d1710a 100644
--- a/files/gnome/backup.sh
+++ b/files/gnome/backup.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ BACKUP_DIR='/fedora_backups/gnome/'
 LOGS_DIR='/fedora_backups/gnome/logs'
 BACKUP_USER='root'
 
-OPTS='-avz -e "ssh -i /fedora_backups/gnome/backup_id.rsa" --bwlimit=2000'
-IPLESS_OPTS='-avz -e "ssh -A -i /fedora_backups/gnome/backup_id.rsa bastion.gnome.org" --bwlimit=2000'
+OPTS='-avz -e "ssh -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa" --bwlimit=2000'
+IPLESS_OPTS='-avz -e "ssh -A -i /usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa bastion.gnome.org" --bwlimit=2000'
 
 for MACHINE in "$MACHINES"; do
       rsync $BACKUP_USER@$MACHINE:/etc/rsyncd/backup.exclude $BACKUP_DIR/excludes/$MACHINE.exclude
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
index a544057fe1..9251d7ff43 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/backup-server.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   - name:  Add a Directory for the Log files
     file: dest=/fedora_backups/gnome/logs owner=gnomebackup group=gnomebackup state=directory
   - name: Install GNOME backup key
-    file: src=${private}/gnome_backup_id.rsa path=/fedora_backups/gnome/backup_id.rsa mode=0600
+    copy: src=${private}/files/gnome/backup_id.rsa dest=/usr/local/etc/gnome_backup_id.rsa mode=0600 owner=gnomebackup
   - name: Install GNOME backup script
     copy: src=$files/gnome/backup.sh dest=/usr/local/bin/gnome_backup mode=0700 owner=gnomebackup
   - name: Schedule the GNOME backup script