diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1152944..343e963 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ before_script:
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
   - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
   - ssh-add -l
+  - ssh-keyscan localhost >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+  - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
   ## get API token from secret variable
   - cp python-gitlab.cfg $HOME/.python-gitlab.cfg
   - echo "private_token = ${PRIVATE_API_TOKEN}" >> $HOME/.python-gitlab.cfg