diff --git a/entrypoint-devpod.sh b/entrypoint-devpod.sh
index 2f5b487..246c8fa 100644
--- a/entrypoint-devpod.sh
+++ b/entrypoint-devpod.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ ssh-keygen -A
 
 # Write authorized keys from env if provided
 if [ -n "$SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS" ]; then
+  mkdir -p /root/.ssh
+  chmod 700 /root/.ssh
   echo "$SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS" > /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
   chmod 600 /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 fi