diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index ff07f05..1336883 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -50,8 +50,12 @@ jobs:
           WEATHER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.WEATHER_API_KEY }}
           DOGPICS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DOGPICS_API_KEY }}
           CATPICS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.CATPICS_API_KEY }}
-      - name: Pre-seed known_hosts
-        run: echo "getting key for ${{ vars[format('{0}_SERVER_HOSTNAME', matrix.bot) }}"; mkdir -pv ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan -t rsa ${{ vars[format('{0}_SERVER_HOSTNAME', matrix.bot) }} > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+      - name: Debug output target hostname value
+        run: echo "getting key for ${{ vars[format('{0}_SERVER_HOSTNAME', matrix.bot) }}"
+      - name: Create SSH dir
+        run: mkdir -pv ~/.ssh
+      - name: Seed SSH known_hosts file
+        run: ssh-keyscan -t rsa ${{ vars[format('{0}_SERVER_HOSTNAME', matrix.bot) }} > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
       - name: Seed SSH key for deploy
         run: echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_KEY }}" | tr -d '\r' > ~/.ssh/id_rsa && chmod 0600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - name: Deploy