diff --git a/cg_init_machine.sh b/cg_init_machine.sh
index 2cac98d..aa5aec3 100644
--- a/cg_init_machine.sh
+++ b/cg_init_machine.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 useradd cg_maintain_user
 groupmems -g wheel -a cg_maintain_user
 echo '%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL' | EDITOR='tee -a' visudo
-mkdir /home/cg_maintain_user/.ssh
+mkdir -p /home/cg_maintain_user/.ssh
 touch /home/cg_maintain_user/.ssh/authorized_keys
 chown -R cg_maintain_user:cg_maintain_user /home/cg_maintain_user