diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9b4ea8a..d172ece 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ deploy_prod:
     - npm install
     - sshpass -V
     - export SSHPASS=$SSH_PASS
+    - mkdir ~/.ssh
     - echo -e "Host *\n\tStrictHostKeyChecking no\n\n" > ~/.ssh/config
     - sshpass -e ssh root@45.55.44.195 "cd /home/forge/leviolson-website && git pull && bash -c \"pm2 stop LeviOlson.com && pm2 delete LeviOlson.com && pm2 start app.js --name LeviOlson.com && pm2 logs --nostream --lines 2 LeviOlson.com && exit 0\" && exit 0"
   environment: