diff --git a/lib/chef/knife/ec2_server_create.rb b/lib/chef/knife/ec2_server_create.rb
index f72eef97..70df6afc 100644
--- a/lib/chef/knife/ec2_server_create.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/knife/ec2_server_create.rb
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ def bootstrap_common_params(bootstrap)
         bootstrap.config[:bootstrap_template] = locate_config_value(:bootstrap_template)
         bootstrap.config[:use_sudo_password] = locate_config_value(:use_sudo_password)
         bootstrap.config[:yes] = locate_config_value(:yes)
+
         # If --chef-tag is provided then it will be set in chef as single value e.g. --chef-tag "myTag"
         # Otherwise if --tag-node-in-chef is provided then it will tag the chef in key=value pair of --tags option
         # e.g. --tags "key=value"
@@ -821,6 +822,7 @@ def bootstrap_for_windows_node(server, fqdn)
           bootstrap.config[:ssh_password] = locate_config_value(:ssh_password)
           bootstrap.config[:ssh_port] = locate_config_value(:ssh_port)
           bootstrap.config[:identity_file] = locate_config_value(:identity_file)
+          bootstrap.config[:ssh_identity_file] = locate_config_value(:identity_file)
           bootstrap.config[:no_host_key_verify] = locate_config_value(:no_host_key_verify)
           bootstrap.config[:forward_agent] = locate_config_value(:forward_agent)
         else
@@ -848,6 +850,7 @@ def bootstrap_for_linux_node(server, ssh_host)
         bootstrap.config[:ssh_port] = config[:ssh_port]
         bootstrap.config[:ssh_gateway] = config[:ssh_gateway]
         bootstrap.config[:identity_file] = config[:identity_file]
+        bootstrap.config[:ssh_identity_file] = locate_config_value(:identity_file)
 
         if locate_config_value(:chef_node_name)
           bootstrap.config[:chef_node_name] = evaluate_node_name(locate_config_value(:chef_node_name))