diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index f5347d7..88ed0c3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Pre-seed known_hosts
-        run: ssh-keyscan -t rsa badgey >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+        run: mkdir -pv ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan -t rsa badgey >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
       - name: Build (Release)
         run: cargo build --release --color=always
       - name: Deploy