diff --git a/environments/common/inventory/group_vars/all/openondemand.yml b/environments/common/inventory/group_vars/all/openondemand.yml
index 450a2f98c..f71bb6c05 100644
--- a/environments/common/inventory/group_vars/all/openondemand.yml
+++ b/environments/common/inventory/group_vars/all/openondemand.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ openondemand_dashboard_links_grafana:
     url: "{{ grafana_url_openondemand_proxy }}"
 openondemand_dashboard_links: "{{ openondemand_dashboard_links_grafana if groups['grafana'] | length > 0 }}"
 
-openondemand_login_host: localhost
+# For FreeIPA-enroled hosts, the shell host must be an IPA-registered host to avoid an ssh key prompt
+# so do not use localhost:
+openondemand_login_host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
 
 openondemand_clusters:
   slurm: