diff --git a/scripts/add_new_host_keys.sh b/scripts/add_new_host_keys.sh
index b8db4770..3c8d6cca 100755
--- a/scripts/add_new_host_keys.sh
+++ b/scripts/add_new_host_keys.sh
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ mkdir -p $pwpath/$host/secrets
 cd $pwpath/$host/secrets
 
 # Generate SSH keys
-ssh-keygen -f $hostkey -t ed25519 -N ""
-ssh-keygen -f $initrdkey -t ed25519 -N ""
+ssh-keygen -f $hostkey -t ed25519 -N "" -C "root@$host"
+ssh-keygen -f $initrdkey -t ed25519 -N "" -C "root@$host-initrd"
 
 #encrypt the private keys
 sops -e -i ./$hostkey