diff --git a/roles/keytab/tasks/main.yml b/roles/keytab/tasks/main.yml
index 828e4fd..d41a2e3 100644
--- a/roles/keytab/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/keytab/tasks/main.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,21 @@
   register: keytab_status
   check_mode: false
 
+- name: Create temporary file
+  ansible.builtin.tempfile:
+    state: file
+  register: tempfile
+  when: not keytab_status.stat.exists
+
+- name: Initialize keytab
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    dest: tempfile.path
+    content: "\\0005\\0002\\c"
+    mode: "0600"
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+  when: not keytab_status.stat.exists
+
 - name: Add principal to keytab
   ansible.builtin.command:
     argv:
@@ -13,7 +28,7 @@
       - host=ldaps://ldap01.foo.sh
       - ktadd
       - -k
-      - "/tmp/{{ inventory_hostname }}.kt"
+      - "{{ tempfile.path }}"
       - "{{ item }}"
   with_items: "{{ keytab_principals }}"
   delegate_to: ldap01.home.foo.sh
@@ -23,14 +38,14 @@
   ansible.builtin.command:
     argv:
       - base64
-      - "/tmp/{{ inventory_hostname }}.kt"
+      - "{{ tempfile.path }}"
   register: keytab_data
   delegate_to: ldap01.home.foo.sh
   when: not keytab_status.stat.exists
 
 - name: Delete temporary file
   ansible.builtin.file:
-    path: "/tmp/{{ inventory_hostname }}.kt"
+    path: "{{ tempfile.path }}"
     state: absent
   delegate_to: ldap01.home.foo.sh
   when: not keytab_status.stat.exists