diff --git a/containers/types.go b/containers/types.go
index 80c45a6..0b88485 100644
--- a/containers/types.go
+++ b/containers/types.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (c *Container) GenerateDeploySSHKeys() (bool, error) {
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	_, err = driver.Exec(c.App.Name, []string{"ssh-keygen", "-f", "/srv/.ssh/id_" + keyType, "-P", ""}, "", []string{}, true)
+	_, err = driver.Exec(c.App.Name, []string{"ssh-keygen", "-t", keyType, "-f", "/srv/.ssh/id_" + keyType, "-P", ""}, "", []string{}, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}