diff --git a/lib/chef/provisioning/driver.rb b/lib/chef/provisioning/driver.rb
index 79ecbe4c..8ca84e04 100644
--- a/lib/chef/provisioning/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/chef/provisioning/driver.rb
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def add_prefix(machine_spec, action_handler)
     end
 
     def get_private_key(name)
-      Cheffish.get_private_key(name, config)
+      Cheffish.get_private_key(name, config) || Cheffish.get_private_key(name)
     end
   end
 end