diff --git a/0001-Throw-error-if-SSH-keys-could-not-be-written.patch b/0001-Throw-error-if-SSH-keys-could-not-be-written.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5820d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-Throw-error-if-SSH-keys-could-not-be-written.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+commit 7d5235ce7ab91ec21e50f09295dd40fd59a98005
+Author: Ignaz Forster <iforster@suse.com>
+Date:   Wed Jan 8 17:29:55 2020 +0100
+References: [boo#1159232]
+Upstream: Merged [gh#coreos/ignition#908]
+
+    Throw error if SSH keys could not be written
+
+diff --git a/internal/exec/util/passwd.go b/internal/exec/util/passwd.go
+index 5d961e3..55c378c 100644
+--- a/internal/exec/util/passwd.go
++++ b/internal/exec/util/passwd.go
+@@ -173,11 +173,14 @@ func (u Util) AuthorizeSSHKeys(c types.PasswdUser) error {
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		if distro.WriteAuthorizedKeysFragment() {
+-			writeAuthKeysFile(usr, filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".ssh", "authorized_keys.d", "ignition"), []byte(ks))
++			err = writeAuthKeysFile(usr, filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".ssh", "authorized_keys.d", "ignition"), []byte(ks))
+ 		} else {
+-			writeAuthKeysFile(usr, filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".ssh", "authorized_keys"), []byte(ks))
++			err = writeAuthKeysFile(usr, filepath.Join(usr.HomeDir, ".ssh", "authorized_keys"), []byte(ks))
+ 		}
+ 
++		if err != nil {
++			return fmt.Errorf("failed to set SSH key: %v", err)
++		}
+ 		return nil
+ 	}, "adding ssh keys to user %q", c.Name)
+ }
diff --git a/ignition.changes b/ignition.changes
index 0bf5ccd..098daa4 100644
--- a/ignition.changes
+++ b/ignition.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  8 17:47:30 UTC 2020 - Ignaz Forster <iforster@suse.com>
+
+- Add 0001-Throw-error-if-SSH-keys-could-not-be-written.patch:
+  Don't silently ignore if the SSH key could not be written
+  [boo#1159232]
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 23 09:16:22 UTC 2019 - iforster@suse.de
 
diff --git a/ignition.spec b/ignition.spec
index 71b0b71..0994f0d 100644
--- a/ignition.spec
+++ b/ignition.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # spec file for package ignition
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2019 SUSE LLC
+# Copyright (c) 2020 SUSE LLC
 #
 # All modifications and additions to the file contributed by third parties
 # remain the property of their copyright owners, unless otherwise agreed
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ License:        Apache-2.0
 Group:          System/Management
 URL:            https://github.com/coreos/ignition
 Source:         %{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Patch1:         0001-Throw-error-if-SSH-keys-could-not-be-written.patch
 Requires:       dracut
 BuildRequires:  dracut
 BuildRequires:  libblkid-devel
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ applies the configuration.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch1 -p1
 
 %build
 sed -i -e 's|go build -ldflags|go build -buildmode=pie -ldflags|g' build