diff --git a/deploy/user.sls b/deploy/user.sls
index 611a44b8ae72e5e10bc0fd62497c99a24bd48d43..9e240a85fbc80c78df51b212ff19892edc1c1550 100644
--- a/deploy/user.sls
+++ b/deploy/user.sls
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ deployer:
   user.absent: []
   group.absent: []
 
-{% if salt.pillar.get('deploy:config:key:', None) is not None %}
+{% if salt.pillar.get('deploy:config:key:', False) %}
 
 deploy_user_ssh_known_hosts_file_present:
   file.managed: