diff --git a/recipes/self_signed_cert.rb b/recipes/self_signed_cert.rb
index d15eb4d..777a0c8 100644
--- a/recipes/self_signed_cert.rb
+++ b/recipes/self_signed_cert.rb
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def write_certificate_and_key_to_disk(c, k)
       ::File.open("#{ssl_path}/#{node[:nginx][:ssl][:self_signed][:cert]}") {|f|
         f.write c.to_pem # write cert to specified path and filename
       }
-      ::File.open("#{ssl_path}/#{node[:nginx][:ssl][:self_signed][:key]}" {|f|
+      ::File.open("#{ssl_path}/#{node[:nginx][:ssl][:self_signed][:key]}") {|f|
         f.write k.to_pem # write private key to specified path and filename
       }
     end