diff --git a/roles/init/tasks/main.yml b/roles/init/tasks/main.yml
index 2f721fa..435ad81 100755
--- a/roles/init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
               config = {
                 role_id_file_path   = "/etc/vault-agent/role_id"
                 secret_id_file_path = "/etc/vault-agent/secret_id"
+                remove_secret_id_file_after_reading = false
               }
             }