diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 0778fb9..9bd04ce 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ steps:
 - name: Apply playbook
   image: bv11-cr01.bessems.eu/library/packer-extended
   commands:
-  - echo "$${private_key}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa && chmod 0600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+  - |
+    mkdir ~/.ssh && \
+    echo "$${private_key}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa && \
+    chmod 0600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   - ansible-galaxy collection install -r requirements.yml
   - |
     ansible-playbook \