diff --git a/tasks/transient_cloud.yml b/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
index 59c4623aa7..69478a9b36 100644
--- a/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
+++ b/tasks/transient_cloud.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     subject="{{ nova_result.public_ip }}"
     body="transient cloud instance created on {{ nova_result.public_ip }}
           name = {{ name }}
-          root_uath_users = {{ root_auth_users }}
+          root_auth_users = {{ root_auth_users }}
           image = {{ image }}"
 
 - name: wait for he host to be hot