diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f8a7fc5..3b48d14 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ steps:
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
+      - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+      - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
       - 'echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/deploy_key'
+      - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
       - 'ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key ${SSH_USER}@${SSH_HOST} ls -l /'
 
 # volumes: