diff --git a/manifests/virtual/localuser.pp b/manifests/virtual/localuser.pp
index 23ef13f..c7c9a17 100644
--- a/manifests/virtual/localuser.pp
+++ b/manifests/virtual/localuser.pp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ define user::virtual::localuser(
   $gid,
   $groups     = [ 'sudo', 'admin', ],
   $sshkeys    = '',
-  $key_id     = '',
+  $key_id     = $title,
   $old_keys   = [],
   $shell      = '/bin/bash',
   $home       = "/home/${title}",