diff --git a/molecule/quarkus/converge.yml b/molecule/quarkus/converge.yml
index 5971a93..9e74aa6 100644
--- a/molecule/quarkus/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/quarkus/converge.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     keycloak_quarkus_log_level: debug
     keycloak_quarkus_https_key_file_enabled: true
     keycloak_quarkus_key_file_copy_enabled: true
-    keycloak_quarkus_key_file_src: key.pem
+    keycloak_quarkus_key_content: "{{ lookup('file', 'key.pem') }}"
     keycloak_quarkus_cert_file_copy_enabled: true
     keycloak_quarkus_cert_file_src: cert.pem
     keycloak_quarkus_log_target: /tmp/keycloak
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
index 17f2bc8..ccb9e75 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/README.md
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Role Defaults
 |`keycloak_quarkus_http_enabled`| Enable listener on HTTP port | `True` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_https_key_file_enabled`| Enable listener on HTTPS port | `False` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_key_file_copy_enabled`| Enable copy of key file to target host | `False` |
-|`keycloak_quarkus_key_file_src`| Set the source file path | `""` |
+|`keycloak_quarkus_key_content`| Content of the TLS private key. Use `"{{ lookup('file', 'server.key.pem') }}"` to lookup a file. | `""` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_key_file`| The file path to a private key in PEM format | `/etc/pki/tls/private/server.key.pem` |
 |`keycloak_quarkus_cert_file_copy_enabled`| Enable copy of cert file to target host | `False`|
 |`keycloak_quarkus_cert_file_src`| Set the source file path | `""` |
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
index fcd02a5..a54e6c7 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/defaults/main.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ keycloak_quarkus_java_opts: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_java_heap_opts + ' ' + keycloak
 ### TLS/HTTPS configuration
 keycloak_quarkus_https_key_file_enabled: false
 keycloak_quarkus_key_file_copy_enabled: false
-keycloak_quarkus_key_file_src: ""
+keycloak_quarkus_key_content: ""
 keycloak_quarkus_key_file: "/etc/pki/tls/private/server.key.pem"
 keycloak_quarkus_cert_file_copy_enabled: false
 keycloak_quarkus_cert_file_src: ""
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
index 768b3e9..094a46b 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ argument_specs:
                 default: false
                 description: "Enable copy of key file to target host"
                 type: "bool"
-            keycloak_quarkus_key_file_src:
+            keycloak_quarkus_key_content:
                 default: ""
-                description: "Set the source file path"
+                description: "Content of the TLS private key"
                 type: "str"
             keycloak_quarkus_key_file:
                 default: "/etc/pki/tls/private/server.key.pem"
diff --git a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml
index b4b566a..5a385e2 100644
--- a/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/keycloak_quarkus/tasks/install.yml
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 
 - name: "Copy private key to target"
   ansible.builtin.copy:
-    src: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_key_file_src }}"
+    content: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_key_content }}"
     dest: "{{ keycloak_quarkus_key_file }}"
     owner: "{{ keycloak.service_user }}"
     group: "{{ keycloak.service_group }}"
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
   when:
     - keycloak_quarkus_https_key_file_enabled is defined and keycloak_quarkus_https_key_file_enabled
     - keycloak_quarkus_key_file_copy_enabled is defined and keycloak_quarkus_key_file_copy_enabled
-    - keycloak_quarkus_key_file_src | length > 0
+    - keycloak_quarkus_key_content | length > 0
 
 - name: "Copy certificate to target"
   ansible.builtin.copy: