diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 287e41a..d0aefd0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./backend_app/staticfiles:/opt/patrowl-hears/backend_app/staticfiles
       - ./docker-entrypoint.sh:/opt/patrowl-hears/docker-entrypoint.sh
+      - ${HOME}/.ssh:/root/.ssh  # This mounts the .ssh folder to the container's root user .ssh directory 
+    command: /bin/bash -c "chmod 700 /root/.ssh && chmod 600 /root/.ssh/* && chown -R root:root /root/.ssh"
     links:
       - db
       - rabbitmq