diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/connection.py b/ansible_mitogen/connection.py
index 76d4acc02..ec54bd32f 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/connection.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/connection.py
@@ -119,12 +119,14 @@ def _connect_ssh(spec):
     """
     Return ContextService arguments for an SSH connection.
     """
-    check_host_keys = spec.mitogen_ssh_host_key_checking()
+    check_host_keys = spec.ansible_ssh_host_key_checking()
     if check_host_keys is None:
         if C.HOST_KEY_CHECKING:
             check_host_keys = 'enforce'
         else:
             check_host_keys = 'ignore'
+    else:
+        check_host_keys = ('ignore', 'enforce')[check_host_keys]
 
     # #334: tilde-expand private_key_file to avoid implementation difference
     # between Python and OpenSSH.
diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/transport_config.py b/ansible_mitogen/transport_config.py
index dc4516ce3..4fa28c275 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/transport_config.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/transport_config.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 import ansible.constants as C
 
 from ansible.module_utils.six import with_metaclass
+from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 
 # this was added in Ansible >= 2.8.0; fallback to the default interpreter if necessary
 try:
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ def mitogen_ssh_compression(self):
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def mitogen_ssh_host_key_checking(self):
+    def ansible_ssh_host_key_checking(self):
         """
         Whether or not to check the ssh hostkeys
         """
@@ -570,8 +571,15 @@ def mitogen_ssh_debug_level(self):
     def mitogen_ssh_compression(self):
         return self._connection.get_task_var('mitogen_ssh_compression')
 
-    def mitogen_ssh_host_key_checking(self):
-        return self._connection.get_task_var('mitogen_ssh_host_key_checking')
+    def ansible_ssh_host_key_checking(self):
+        tmp = [boolean(x) for x in list(
+            filter(lambda x:x is not None, (
+                self._connection.get_task_var('ansible_ssh_host_key_checking'),
+                self._connection.get_task_var('ansible_host_key_checking')
+            )))]
+        if not tmp:
+            return None
+        return any(tmp)
 
     def extra_args(self):
         return self._connection.get_extra_args()
diff --git a/docs/ansible_detailed.rst b/docs/ansible_detailed.rst
index 781cc48c2..b395bc25e 100644
--- a/docs/ansible_detailed.rst
+++ b/docs/ansible_detailed.rst
@@ -1047,8 +1047,6 @@ Like the :ans:conn:`ssh` except connection delegation is supported.
   to 10.
 * ``mitogen_ssh_keepalive_interval``: integer seconds delay between keepalive
   messages. Defaults to 30.
-* ``mitogen_ssh_host_key_checking``: `accept`, `enforce` or `ignore` the
-  remote's ssh host key
 
 
 Debugging
diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 89aba5a33..93dfd8f25 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ Unreleased
 ----------
 
 * :gh:issue:`952` Fix Ansible `--ask-become-pass`, add test coverage
-* :gh:issue:`1066` Introduce `mitogen_ssh_host_key_checking` to somehow mimic
-  `ansible_host_key_checking`
+* :gh:issue:`1066` Fix `ansible_ssh_host_key_checking`
 
 
 v0.3.7 (2024-04-08)