diff --git a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml
index 4c6e0b7e3619e896a8bf3a186b954ced1c5af441..c98bcbb1408a48ecb6a5f1ab25a7cb390fdaa9fe 100644
--- a/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm_sql_bk/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       minute: 55
     become: true
     become_user: root 
-  - name: Create directory {{ SQL_BK_DATA_DIR }}
+  - name: Create directory {{ SQL_BK_DATA_DIR }} to store initial mysql dump
     file: path={{ SQL_BK_DATA_DIR }} state=directory
     become: true
     become_user: root 
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@
   - name: copy backup script to server ec2-user@{{ SQL_BK_DEST_HOST }}
     local_action: command scp -i ./slm_db_backup ./delete_old_mysql_bk.sh "ec2-user@{{ SQL_BK_DEST_HOST }}:"
   - name: insert delete cron job entry on remote server
-    local_action: command ssh ec2-user@{{ SQL_BK_DEST_HOST }}  "{ crontab -l ; echo '#delete old slurm backups' ; echo '00 23 * * * /home/ec2-user/backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh' ; } | crontab  -  "
+    local_action: command ssh -i ./slm_db_backup ec2-user@{{ SQL_BK_DEST_HOST }}  "{ crontab -l ; echo '#delete old slurm backups' ; echo '00 23 * * * /home/ec2-user/backup_mysql_for_slurm.sh' ; } | crontab  -  "