diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 324fdda3c..e708285f8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           at: ~/auto
       - run:
           name: Add github.com to known hosts
-          command: ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          command: mkdir ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan github.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
       - run:
           name: Release
           command: yarn auto shipit -vv