diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 44ec9f9..0abce0e 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ steps:
       SSH_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_KEY
     commands:
+      - mkdir -p /root/.ssh/
       - echo "SSH_KEY" >> /root/.ssh/id_rsa
       - echo "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" >> gpg.key
       - echo "$MAVEN_SETTINGS" >> maven-settings.xml