diff --git a/roles/add-sshkey/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/add-sshkey/tasks/main.yaml
index 74e9f2353..facb504b5 100644
--- a/roles/add-sshkey/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/add-sshkey/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+- name: Ensure that ssh home directory exists
+  file:
+    path: "~/.ssh"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0700
+
 - name: Write out ssh key
   copy:
     dest: "~/.ssh/id_rsa"