diff --git a/automation/Dockerfile b/automation/Dockerfile
index 771368b..d818f49 100644
--- a/automation/Dockerfile
+++ b/automation/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ RUN apt-get --yes install rsync openssh-client
 #ssh needs a valid user to work
 RUN adduser --uid 114 jenkins
 
-RUN mkdir -p /etc/ssh
 # add documentation server to known hosts
 RUN echo "|1|/LzCV4BuTmTb2wKnD146l9fTKgQ=|NJJtVjvWbtRt8OYqFgcYRnMQyVw= ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBNL8ssTonYtgiR/6RRlSIK9WU1ywOcJmxFTLcEblAwH7oifZzmYq3XRfwXrgfMpylEfMFYfCU8JRqtmi19xc21A=" >> /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
 RUN echo "|1|CcBvBc3EG03G+XM5rqRHs6gK/Gg=|oGeJQ+1I8NGI2THIkJsW92DpTzs= ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBNL8ssTonYtgiR/6RRlSIK9WU1ywOcJmxFTLcEblAwH7oifZzmYq3XRfwXrgfMpylEfMFYfCU8JRqtmi19xc21A=" >> /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts