diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 54910f0..2419761 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def configure_vm(name, vm, conf)
       "host_ip_iface" => conf["host_ip_iface"] || "enp0s8",
       "vagrant_username" => conf["vagrant_username"] || "ubuntu",
       "ip_version" => conf["ip_version"] || "4",
+      "stack_sshkey_type" => conf["stack_sshkey_type"] || "rsa",
     }
     # add all the rest of the content in the conf file
     conf.each do |k, v|
diff --git a/puppet/modules/user/manifests/stack.pp b/puppet/modules/user/manifests/stack.pp
index a476e1d..6943389 100644
--- a/puppet/modules/user/manifests/stack.pp
+++ b/puppet/modules/user/manifests/stack.pp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class user::stack(
 {
 
   notify { 'after':
-    message => "User params: u => $username, p => $stack_password, k => $stack_sshkey"
+    message => "User params: u => $username, p => $stack_password, k => $stack_sshkey, t => $stack_sshkey_type"
   }
 
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class user::stack(
     user => $username,
     pass => $stack_password,
     key => $stack_sshkey,
+    key_type => $stack_sshkey_type,
     is_admin => true,
   } ->