diff --git a/tools/debug/charmed/generate_ssh_config.sh b/tools/debug/charmed/generate_ssh_config.sh
index 6749dd7..58d0686 100755
--- a/tools/debug/charmed/generate_ssh_config.sh
+++ b/tools/debug/charmed/generate_ssh_config.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 MODULES="lcm pol mon ro nbi"
 
 
-PUBLIC_KEY=${1:-$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub}
-echo "Using $PUBLIC_KEY key."
-[ -f $PUBLIC_KEY ] || (echo "$PUBLIC_KEY file does not exist" && exit 1)
-PUBLIC_KEY_CONTENT=`cat $PUBLIC_KEY`
+PRIVATE_KEY=${1:-$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa}
+echo "Using $PRIVATE_KEY key."
+[ -f $PRIVATE_KEY ] || (echo "$PRIVATE_KEY file does not exist" && exit 1)
+PRIVATE_KEY_CONTENT=`cat $PRIVATE_KEY`
 
 mkdir -p ~/.ssh/config.d
 echo "" | tee ~/.ssh/config.d/osm
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
   HostName $pod_ip
   User root
   # StrictHostKeyChecking no
-  IdentityFile $PUBLIC_KEY" | tee -a ~/.ssh/config.d/osm
+  IdentityFile $PRIVATE_KEY" | tee -a ~/.ssh/config.d/osm
     fi
 done