diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 7adc70c..712684d 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ steps:
       - pip install ./dist/bstools*.whl 
       - cd ../
       - python -m bstools fetch-mentions --mentions-file ./brainsteam/data/mentions.json
+      - mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh
       - echo "$SSH_KEY" > $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 $HOME/.ssh/id_rsa
       - (git commit -a -m "Updating latest webmentions" && git push --set-upstream origin main) || exit 0