diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index e58ffa8..83ec752 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ steps:
       SSH_KEY:
         from_secret: ssh_key
     commands:
+      - mkdir .ssh
       - echo "$SSH_KEY" > $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519
+      - touch .ssh/known_hosts
       - chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/known_hosts
       - ssh-keyscan -H giteajim@git.2martens.de > ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2> /dev/null
       - git clone ssh://giteajim@git.2martens.de:22/2martens/wahlrecht.git .