diff --git a/so-setup-network.sh b/so-setup-network.sh
index 8edfacfbf..a580f21ad 100644
--- a/so-setup-network.sh
+++ b/so-setup-network.sh
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ configure_sensor_pillar() {
 
 copy_ssh_key() {
   # Generate and copy SSH key
+  mkdir -p ~/.ssh
   cat /dev/zero | ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/so.key -t rsa -q -N ""
-  chown $SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER ~/.ssh/so.key*
+  chown -R $SUDO_USER:$SUDO_USER ~/.ssh
   #Copy the key over to the master
   sudo ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/so.key socore@$MASTER
 }