diff --git a/base/etc/one-context.d/02-ssh_public_key b/base/etc/one-context.d/02-ssh_public_key
index da5f184..e84015c 100755
--- a/base/etc/one-context.d/02-ssh_public_key
+++ b/base/etc/one-context.d/02-ssh_public_key
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ function add_keys {
 
 [ -z "${SSH_PUBLIC_KEY}${EC2_PUBLIC_KEY}" ] && exit 0
 
-[ ! -f $AUTH_FILE ] && touch $AUTH_FILE
-
 mkdir -m0700 -p $AUTH_DIR
 
+[ ! -f $AUTH_FILE ] && touch $AUTH_FILE
+
 if [ -n "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" ]; then
     echo "$SSH_PUBLIC_KEY" | add_keys
 fi