diff --git a/share/oneprovision/hybrid+/common.d/defaults.yml b/share/oneprovision/hybrid+/common.d/defaults.yml
index 3ea39ef006..d8feb4b7bd 100644
--- a/share/oneprovision/hybrid+/common.d/defaults.yml
+++ b/share/oneprovision/hybrid+/common.d/defaults.yml
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@
 defaults:
   configuration:
     opennebula_node_kvm_use_ev: true
+
+    # required for copying recovery VM snaphosts to the replica host
+    opennebula_ssh_deploy_private_key: true