diff --git a/roles/iiab-admin/files/developers_authorized_keys b/roles/iiab-admin/files/developers_authorized_keys
deleted file mode 100644
index e8c05574b..000000000
--- a/roles/iiab-admin/files/developers_authorized_keys
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAhlQIh8ZPx4awdM0O6QNcPbx3qIZ39FHjF2YJ2SX3z7iLnYiz03Ek6Bux9P4HvaVAqlApiz2I68Vq8TfU2s/+LvCSAAcfYIdZPR4ePVpVUZ/IbkGjpQSoRMa5HuVjMO3cZNR27ptqjNjq2husJOyhMFCOBTzo4thioGyTpBr4u3s=
-ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAxAmjU7VojyK+0Pjp2p8CCGTNBtE565A/L8IVbAT8MIucRE9LN1g5LjGnOHUShFJpwuTR1JLX2r9EDRMsf9MmyTgUAnuyP005giWVHXLPtjyjTzbsJ1DEtXRytulmF+GlCOaqPWNde6EOmReqPHbmjIQpRZ/Sc8hziS4jVSQuBA9EhaBmZ62CPqK33mPJvnpwMtdd6nHXAcXsZhStd3NhVDm27+B3sHI6mr2w7ExdBXE5DKiZL2po8n2y4hJYZreJopbjcQmv4oWdDWvPu5I92xDgYCsqcE7zSrv1um+tUM4hl009fbXY4Yy3bAadWL1CquVrZmKfBBWhyhz8zLD6TQ== ghunt@ip-192-168-123-123.ec2.internal
-ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEApHPly+EA1M4bispl3AulTLjyYCjcJzh6s779K3epDkqh600a+fHsdIiddWCAfIonRq+9MJyOiaNQ+WYLOuajI1IiFZWFt45xDAiyCUnyuT+ytAX+IA3TgTwgTZPfzDOzI8rDRV9Sgl+LZLfPno7T3qxcGx2l51bRk+koRK+Txpph//M3jGvsFmTKhjvfxgEIUmMH9SkASxEdyqASr0+/+uLR92MnT+8CT1pOYYoJyZp9Lta5eGqJvbEmd3Dn7MXqD3vXE57o4rBJ0bR3q5LK59WVNxNQbulJ9z5V7aTJ4AbBFQWxm0fH0gBx+heOMXXNU6skxdPh2fcHh0bzQcaCSQ== holt@crank
diff --git a/roles/iiab-admin/tasks/admin-user.yml b/roles/iiab-admin/tasks/admin-user.yml
index f38ae1ef9..8d84440fb 100644
--- a/roles/iiab-admin/tasks/admin-user.yml
+++ b/roles/iiab-admin/tasks/admin-user.yml
@@ -29,15 +29,37 @@
     mode: 0700
     state: directory
 
-- name: Install developer root keys
+- name: Install dummy root keys as placeholder
   copy:
-    src: developers_authorized_keys
+    src: dummy_authorized_keys
     dest: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
     owner: root
     group: root
     mode: 0600
     force: no
 
+- name: Install developer root keys
+  lineinfile:
+    line: "{{ item }}"
+    regexp: "{{ item }}"
+    path: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+  when: openvpn_install
+  with_items:
+    - "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAhlQIh8ZPx4awdM0O6QNcPbx3qIZ39FHjF2YJ2SX3z7iLnYiz03Ek6Bux9P4HvaVAqlApiz2I68Vq8TfU2s/+LvCSAAcfYIdZPR4ePVpVUZ/IbkGjpQSoRMa5HuVjMO3cZNR27ptqjNjq2husJOyhMFCOBTzo4thioGyTpBr4u3s="
+    - "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAxAmjU7VojyK+0Pjp2p8CCGTNBtE565A/L8IVbAT8MIucRE9LN1g5LjGnOHUShFJpwuTR1JLX2r9EDRMsf9MmyTgUAnuyP005giWVHXLPtjyjTzbsJ1DEtXRytulmF+GlCOaqPWNde6EOmReqPHbmjIQpRZ/Sc8hziS4jVSQuBA9EhaBmZ62CPqK33mPJvnpwMtdd6nHXAcXsZhStd3NhVDm27+B3sHI6mr2w7ExdBXE5DKiZL2po8n2y4hJYZreJopbjcQmv4oWdDWvPu5I92xDgYCsqcE7zSrv1um+tUM4hl009fbXY4Yy3bAadWL1CquVrZmKfBBWhyhz8zLD6TQ== ghunt@ip-192-168-123-123.ec2.internal"
+    - "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEApHPly+EA1M4bispl3AulTLjyYCjcJzh6s779K3epDkqh600a+fHsdIiddWCAfIonRq+9MJyOiaNQ+WYLOuajI1IiFZWFt45xDAiyCUnyuT+ytAX+IA3TgTwgTZPfzDOzI8rDRV9Sgl+LZLfPno7T3qxcGx2l51bRk+koRK+Txpph//M3jGvsFmTKhjvfxgEIUmMH9SkASxEdyqASr0+/+uLR92MnT+8CT1pOYYoJyZp9Lta5eGqJvbEmd3Dn7MXqD3vXE57o4rBJ0bR3q5LK59WVNxNQbulJ9z5V7aTJ4AbBFQWxm0fH0gBx+heOMXXNU6skxdPh2fcHh0bzQcaCSQ== holt@crank"
+#        backup=yes
+
+- name: Remove developer root keys
+  lineinfile:
+    regexp: "{{ item }}"
+    path: /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    state: absent
+  when: not openvpn_install
+  with_items:
+    - "^ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIEAhlQIh8ZPx4awdM0O6QNcPbx3qIZ39FHjF2YJ2SX3z7iLnYiz03Ek6Bux9P4HvaVAqlApiz2I68Vq8TfU2s/+LvCSAAcfYIdZPR4ePVpVUZ/IbkGjpQSoRMa5HuVjMO3cZNR27ptqjNjq2husJOyhMFCOBTzo4thioGyTpBr4u3s="
+    - "^ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEAxAmjU7VojyK+0Pjp2p8CCGTNBtE565A/L8IVbAT8MIucRE9LN1g5LjGnOHUShFJpwuTR1JLX2r9EDRMsf9MmyTgUAnuyP005giWVHXLPtjyjTzbsJ1DEtXRytulmF+GlCOaqPWNde6EOmReqPHbmjIQpRZ/Sc8hziS4jVSQuBA9EhaBmZ62CPqK33mPJvnpwMtdd6nHXAcXsZhStd3NhVDm27+B3sHI6mr2w7ExdBXE5DKiZL2po8n2y4hJYZreJopbjcQmv4oWdDWvPu5I92xDgYCsqcE7zSrv1um+tUM4hl009fbXY4Yy3bAadWL1CquVrZmKfBBWhyhz8zLD6TQ== ghunt@ip-192-168-123-123.ec2.internal"
+    - "^ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAQEApHPly+EA1M4bispl3AulTLjyYCjcJzh6s779K3epDkqh600a+fHsdIiddWCAfIonRq+9MJyOiaNQ+WYLOuajI1IiFZWFt45xDAiyCUnyuT+ytAX+IA3TgTwgTZPfzDOzI8rDRV9Sgl+LZLfPno7T3qxcGx2l51bRk+koRK+Txpph//M3jGvsFmTKhjvfxgEIUmMH9SkASxEdyqASr0+/+uLR92MnT+8CT1pOYYoJyZp9Lta5eGqJvbEmd3Dn7MXqD3vXE57o4rBJ0bR3q5LK59WVNxNQbulJ9z5V7aTJ4AbBFQWxm0fH0gBx+heOMXXNU6skxdPh2fcHh0bzQcaCSQ== holt@crank"
 #        backup=yes
 
 - name: Edit the sudoers file -- first make it editable