diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 66dd63ba89bd3029f8ed41fbf2b7919e4b81e337..fb472ad21d186e799dbaf18de94c12bebce110c3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ build and upload the contents:
     - echo "$WEBSITE_UPLOAD_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
 
     ## Create the SSH directory and give it the right permissions
-    - mkdir -p /root/.ssh
-    - chmod 700 /root/.ssh
-    - ssh-keyscan tnw-tn1.tudelft.net >> /root/.ssh/known_hosts
-    - chmod 644 /root/.ssh/known_hosts
+    - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+    - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+    - ssh-keyscan tnw-tn1.tudelft.net >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+    - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - pip install -U mkdocs mkdocs-material python-markdown-math
 
   script: