diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 64e9f06b9..c82e5c5b2 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ docker_rh_repo_gpgkey: 'https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/gpg'
 # Ubuntu docker-ce repo
 docker_ubuntu_repo_base_url: "https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu"
 docker_ubuntu_repo_gpgkey: 'https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg'
+docker_ubuntu_repo_repokey: '9DC858229FC7DD38854AE2D88D81803C0EBFCD88'
 # Debian docker-ce repo
 docker_debian_repo_base_url: "https://download.docker.com/linux/debian"
 docker_debian_repo_gpgkey: 'https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg'
+docker_debian_repo_repokey: '9DC858229FC7DD38854AE2D88D81803C0EBFCD88'
 docker_bin_dir: "/usr/bin"
 
 # flag to enable/disable docker cleanup
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
index ad7abb5e2..899bcf977 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/debian.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ docker_package_info:
 docker_repo_key_info:
   url: '{{ docker_debian_repo_gpgkey }}'
   repo_keys:
-    - 9DC858229FC7DD38854AE2D88D81803C0EBFCD88
+    - '{{ docker_debian_repo_repokey }}'
 
 docker_repo_info:
   repos:
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
index 21ccc0665..8b76bddde 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/docker/vars/ubuntu.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ docker_package_info:
 docker_repo_key_info:
   url: '{{ docker_ubuntu_repo_gpgkey }}'
   repo_keys:
-    - 9DC858229FC7DD38854AE2D88D81803C0EBFCD88
+    - '{{ docker_ubuntu_repo_repokey }}'
 
 docker_repo_info:
   repos: