diff --git a/docker/network_automation/Dockerfile b/docker/network_automation/Dockerfile
index 5d613dd..ee6eba2 100644
--- a/docker/network_automation/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/network_automation/Dockerfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ RUN DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get update && apt-get -y --no-install-rec
     && pip install --upgrade pip \
     && pip install cryptography netmiko napalm pyntc \
     && pip install --upgrade paramiko && mkdir /scripts \
+    && mkdir /root/.ssh/
     && echo "KexAlgorithms diffie-hellman-group1-sha1,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1" > /root/.ssh/config \
     && echo "Ciphers 3des-cbc,blowfish-cbc,aes128-cbc,aes128-ctr,aes256-ctr" >> /root/.ssh/config