diff --git a/scripts/auto-boot-ollama-host.lua b/scripts/auto-boot-ollama-host.lua
index b53c72d..686b97c 100644
--- a/scripts/auto-boot-ollama-host.lua
+++ b/scripts/auto-boot-ollama-host.lua
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ local function createSSHKeyFilesFromEnv()
   pub_fh:close()
   os.execute(("chmod 644 %q"):format(SSH_IDENTITY_FILE .. ".pub"))
   log("Wrote SSH public key to " .. SSH_IDENTITY_FILE .. ".pub")
+
+  -- Unset the env vars for security
+  os.setenv("SSH_PRIVATE_KEY", "")
+  os.setenv("SSH_PUBLIC_KEY", "")
 end
 
 local function main()