diff --git a/manifests/certificate/x509.pp b/manifests/certificate/x509.pp
index 3d8a1f1..f76e65b 100644
--- a/manifests/certificate/x509.pp
+++ b/manifests/certificate/x509.pp
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
   ~> x509_cert { $crt:
     ensure         => $ensure,
     template       => $cnf,
+    private_key    => $key,
     csr            => $csr,
     days           => $days,
     password       => $password,