diff --git a/bin/ansible b/bin/ansible
index 0f5c668eb8..d4f5744242 100755
--- a/bin/ansible
+++ b/bin/ansible
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class Cli(object):
             module_args=options.module_args,
             remote_user=options.remote_user, remote_pass=sshpass,
             inventory=inventory_manager, timeout=options.timeout, 
+            private_key_file=options.private_key_file,
             forks=options.forks, 
             pattern=pattern, 
             callbacks=self.callbacks, sudo=options.sudo, 
diff --git a/bin/ansible-playbook b/bin/ansible-playbook
index da22164c75..31f45d4235 100755
--- a/bin/ansible-playbook
+++ b/bin/ansible-playbook
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ def main(args):
             sudo=options.sudo,
             sudo_user=options.sudo_user,
             sudo_pass=sudopass,
-            extra_vars=extra_vars
+            extra_vars=extra_vars,
+            private_key_file=options.private_key_file            
         )
         try: