diff --git a/ai/honcho/Dockerfile b/ai/honcho/Dockerfile
index 20b722c..7951810 100644
--- a/ai/honcho/Dockerfile
+++ b/ai/honcho/Dockerfile
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 FROM python:3.13-slim-bookworm AS honcho-builder
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
-    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git openssh-client && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 COPY --from=ghcr.io/astral-sh/uv:0.9.24 /uv /bin/uv
 
 ARG HONCHO_REPO=ssh://git@code.lazyworkhorse.net:2222/Hermes/honcho.git
 ARG HONCHO_REF=main
+RUN mkdir -p -m 0700 ~/.ssh && ssh-keyscan -p 2222 code.lazyworkhorse.net >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
 RUN --mount=type=ssh git clone --depth 1 --branch ${HONCHO_REF} ${HONCHO_REPO} /app
 
 WORKDIR /app