diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e0d3bf4..872e458 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ before_script:
   # Add the SSH key stored in SSH_PRIVATE_KEY variable to the agent
   - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
 
-  #- mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-  #- chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+  #Create the SSH directory
+  - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
     
   #Verifying the SSH host keys
   - echo "$SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts