diff --git a/group_vars/development/main.yml b/group_vars/development/main.yml
index 05c01e25b7..7fa791436b 100644
--- a/group_vars/development/main.yml
+++ b/group_vars/development/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 acme_tiny_challenges_directory: "{{ www_root }}/letsencrypt"
 env: development
 mysql_root_password: "{{ vault_mysql_root_password }}" # Define this variable in group_vars/development/vault.yml
-web_user: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+web_user: "{{ ansible_user | default ('vagrant') }}"
diff --git a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index 5c0f4e8aa6..cb126400f1 100644
--- a/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
 - name: Generate SSH key for vagrant user for ansible_local provisioning
   user:
-    name: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    name: vagrant
     generate_ssh_key: yes
   when: vagrant_local_provisioning | default(false)