diff --git a/terraform/aws/consul.tf b/terraform/aws/consul.tf
index 4b2481cc7..484b15831 100644
--- a/terraform/aws/consul.tf
+++ b/terraform/aws/consul.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ resource "aws_instance" "server" {
 
     connection {
         user = "${lookup(var.user, var.platform)}"
-        key_file = "${var.key_path}"
+        private_key = "${file("${var.key_path}")}"
     }
 
     #Instance tags