diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml
index 2fa3e7a6..aaf50448 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod 0600 /tmp/key
           ssh-keygen -y -f /tmp/key > /tmp/key.pub
           ssh-keygen -l -E sha256 -f /tmp/key.pub
+          mkdir -p /root/.ssh/ && touch /root/.ssh/known_hosts
           ssh-keygen -R 192.168.1.1
           alias ssh='ssh -i /tmp/key'
       - name: Print running VyOS version