diff --git a/ec2.yml b/ec2.yml
index 5339a2d..d20626f 100644
--- a/ec2.yml
+++ b/ec2.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
     - name: "ssh_public_key"
       prompt: "Enter the local path to your SSH public key (ex: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub):\n"
+      default: "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
       private: no
 
     - name: "dns_enabled"
diff --git a/gce.yml b/gce.yml
index 093bfab..6962f9f 100644
--- a/gce.yml
+++ b/gce.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
   - name: "ssh_public_key"
     prompt: "Enter the local path to your SSH public key [ex: ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub] :\n"
+    default: "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
     private: no
 
   - name: "zone"