diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 7d9071a..8fd00e3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ jobs:
               echo Not running on master. Exiting.
               exit 0
             fi
+            mkdir ~/.ssh/
             echo "$MASTER_HOST" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/master_host
             echo "$MASTER_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/master_key
             chmod 600 ~/.ssh/master_key