diff --git a/python-scp.spec b/python-scp.spec
index 391a66d..a8d0afc 100644
--- a/python-scp.spec
+++ b/python-scp.spec
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ and has only been tested with this implementation.
 
 %check
 export SCPPY_PORT=10022
+mkdir -p .ssh; touch .ssh/config
 echo 'PubkeyAcceptedKeyTypes=+ssh-dss' >> .ssh/config
 ./.ci/setup_ssh.sh
 # gh#jbardin/scp.py#167