diff --git a/.woodpecker/db.yml b/.woodpecker/db.yml
index 6b29c7f..00e6d86 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/db.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/db.yml
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ steps:
           . ./ci/prod/.env.runtime
           . ./.env.version
           set +a
+          mkdir -p /root/.ssh
           install -m 600 secrets/SSH_KEY /root/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "${SSH_USER}@${SSH_HOST}" 'bash -s' < ci/prod/scripts/deploy-db.sh