diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c8b76660a2e414aa4ae3b7124704ed778ee75ad8..5fd6cbf246730f855da5ba9d3af32dcda8d7d27e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ before_script:
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
   - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 
+  - echo "$SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+  - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
   ##
   ## Optionally, if you will be using any Git commands, set the user name and
   ## and email.