diff --git a/templates/sshd_config.j2 b/templates/sshd_config.j2
index 5e3ab35..b211514 100644
--- a/templates/sshd_config.j2
+++ b/templates/sshd_config.j2
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ TCPKeepAlive yes
 
 # Server authentication
 Protocol 2
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
-{% if generate_ecdsa_too %}
+{% if ansible_distribution_release == 'wheezy' -%}
+  # HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
+{% else %}
+  HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
+  {%- if generate_ecdsa_too %}
 HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-{% endif %}
+  {%- endif -%}
+{%- endif %}
 # Not available in openssh 6.7
 # HostKeyAlgorithms ssh-ed25519-cert-v01@openssh.com,ssh-ed25519
 
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 1e8a365..059d6b1 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 1024 # should be over ninethousand
+playbook_version_number: 1048 # should be over ninethousand
 playbook_version_path: '/etc/ansible-version/role-sshd_chaos-bodensee_github.com.version'