diff --git a/src/main/groovy/com/rundeck/plugins/ansible/ansible/AnsibleRunner.java b/src/main/groovy/com/rundeck/plugins/ansible/ansible/AnsibleRunner.java
index d7fc2515..985ed184 100644
--- a/src/main/groovy/com/rundeck/plugins/ansible/ansible/AnsibleRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/groovy/com/rundeck/plugins/ansible/ansible/AnsibleRunner.java
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ public int run() throws Exception {
        perms.add(PosixFilePermission.OWNER_WRITE);
        Files.setPosixFilePermissions(tempPkFile.toPath(), perms);
 
-       Files.write(tempPkFile.toPath(), sshPrivateKey.getBytes());
+       Files.write(tempPkFile.toPath(), sshPrivateKey.replaceAll("\r\n","\n").getBytes());
        procArgs.add("--private-key" + "=" + tempPkFile.toPath());
 
        if(sshUseAgent){