diff --git a/roles/user/tasks/main.yml b/roles/user/tasks/main.yml
index 118c8d1..f94dc65 100644
--- a/roles/user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
   become: yes
 - name: Bootstrap user
   block:
+  - name: Assure .ssh directory
+    file:
+      path: $HOME/.ssh
+      state: directory
+      mode: "0700"
   - name: Generate keypair
     openssh_keypair:
       comment: "{{ user_username }}@{{ inventory_hostname }}"