diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c50ea7b01d6866d9b3df58b6611fdb89ab27a017..82fa024f7f08903b349ede7f86fdc3cfc7089d1a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ before_script:
   - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
   - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-  - echo "$SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+  - ssh-keyscan bwunicluster.scc.kit.edu > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
   - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
 Test SSH: