diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3b67c81..2bfbdd4 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 saml_server_key: server.key
 saml_encryption_type: aes256
-saml_key_size: 2048
+saml_self_key_size: 2048
+saml_private_key_size: 1024
 saml_cert_signing_request: server.csr
 saml_self_signed_cert: server.crt
 saml_self_encryption_type: sha256
diff --git a/tasks/create-private-key-and-self-signed-cert.yml b/tasks/create-private-key-and-self-signed-cert.yml
index fbb6e6f..6768a3d 100644
--- a/tasks/create-private-key-and-self-signed-cert.yml
+++ b/tasks/create-private-key-and-self-signed-cert.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - name: Generate your private key with a passphrase
   become: true
-  shell: "openssl genrsa -{{ saml_encryption_type }} -out {{ saml_server_key }} {{ saml_key_size }}"
+  shell: "openssl genrsa -{{ saml_encryption_type }} -out {{ saml_server_key }} {{ saml_private_key_size }}"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ saml_folder }}"
 
diff --git a/tasks/create-verification-and-signing-key.yml b/tasks/create-verification-and-signing-key.yml
index a1f6700..8cb3569 100644
--- a/tasks/create-verification-and-signing-key.yml
+++ b/tasks/create-verification-and-signing-key.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 - name: Create Signing Key
   become: yes
-  shell: "openssl genrsa -out {{ verification_private_key }} {{ saml_key_size }}"
+  shell: "openssl genrsa -out {{ verification_private_key }} {{ saml_self_key_size }}"
   args:
     chdir: "{{ jwt_key_folder }}"