diff --git a/roles/lxc_swarm/tasks/lxc_nodes.yml b/roles/lxc_swarm/tasks/lxc_nodes.yml
index 74e1f82..c730d0b 100644
--- a/roles/lxc_swarm/tasks/lxc_nodes.yml
+++ b/roles/lxc_swarm/tasks/lxc_nodes.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     template_options: --release stretch -a amd64
     container_command: |
       if [ ! -d ~/.ssh ]; then
-        mkdir ~/.ssh
+        mkdir /root/.ssh
         echo "{{ lookup('file', my_ssh_key) }}" | tee -a /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
         systemctl restart sshd
       fi