diff --git a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/users.pp b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/users.pp
index 31aa077..8b80fc8 100644
--- a/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/users.pp
+++ b/modules/rhizo_base/manifests/users.pp
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ class rhizo_base::users {
       home     => '/home/rhizomatica',
       password => $rhizo::password_hash,
       uid      => '1000',
+      purge_ssh_keys => true
       }
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  }