diff --git a/roles/sshd/files/ssh_known_hosts b/roles/sshd/files/ssh_known_hosts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd3e3a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sshd/files/ssh_known_hosts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
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diff --git a/roles/sshd/tasks/certs.yml b/roles/sshd/tasks/certs.yml
index da61c8b..72fdf01 100644
--- a/roles/sshd/tasks/certs.yml
+++ b/roles/sshd/tasks/certs.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@
     mode: '0644'
     owner: root
     group: root
+
+- name: copy ssh_known_hosts
+  copy:
+    src: ssh_known_hosts
+    dest: "/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts"
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: root
+    group: root