diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/semaphoreui.yml b/kubernetes-templates/semaphoreui.yml
index 39d356b..f9e18bf 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/semaphoreui.yml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/semaphoreui.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
---- 
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Namespace
 metadata:
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ spec:
         fsGroup: 1001
         fsGroupChangePolicy: "Always"
 
+      initContainers:
+        - name: setup-directory
+          image: busybox:latest
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "mkdir -p /mnt/data/.ssh"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: semaphore-persistent-storage
+              mountPath: /mnt/data
+
       containers:
         - name: semaphore
           image: semaphoreui/semaphore:latest