diff --git a/test/runner/lib/core_ci.py b/test/runner/lib/core_ci.py
index 1cf5e3f9cb1..127ee69c88f 100644
--- a/test/runner/lib/core_ci.py
+++ b/test/runner/lib/core_ci.py
@@ -118,12 +118,11 @@ class AnsibleCoreCI(object):
 
             self.path = "%s-%s" % (self.path, region)
             self.endpoints = AWS_ENDPOINTS[region],
+            self.ssh_key = SshKey(args)
 
             if self.platform == 'windows':
-                self.ssh_key = None
                 self.port = 5986
             else:
-                self.ssh_key = SshKey(args)
                 self.port = 22
         elif self.provider == 'parallels':
             self.endpoints = self._get_parallels_endpoints()