diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 6df5c7ba96..9ced61ee95 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ node_templates_directory: "/usr/share/kolla/templates"
 # The directory to store the config files on the destination node
 node_config_directory: "/etc/kolla"
 
+# The user Ansible uses to ssh to target nodes
+ansible_ssh_user: "kolla"
+
 
 ###################
 # Kolla options
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/multinode b/ansible/inventory/multinode
index f6ce047a7f..924c4ac844 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/multinode
+++ b/ansible/inventory/multinode
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 # additional groups are for more control of the environment.
 [control]
 # These hostname must be resolvable from your deployment host
-control01       ansible_ssh_user=sam
-control02       ansible_ssh_user=sam
-control03       ansible_ssh_user=sam
+control01
+control02
+control03
 
 # The above can also be specified as follows:
-#control[01:03]     ansible_ssh_user=sam
+#control[01:03]     ansible_ssh_user=kolla
 
 # The network nodes are where your l3-agent and loadbalancers will run
 # This can be the same as a a host in the control group