diff --git a/roles/user-account/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/user-account/tasks/main.yaml
index 115b808..3b84e6d 100644
--- a/roles/user-account/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/user-account/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
   user:
       name: "{{ username }}"
       password: "{{ password }}"
-      generate_ssh_key: yes
       create_home: yes
       state: present
       update_password: always
+      groups: sudo
   register: account
 
 - name: ensure .ssh exists