diff --git a/rattail/fablib/rattail.py b/rattail/fablib/rattail.py
index 94d5ec9ea183b23a2469d943236886780249ad33..477379d040e19dd33cf80d42dcb17eb064f2ada9 100644
--- a/rattail/fablib/rattail.py
+++ b/rattail/fablib/rattail.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2017 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2018 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def bootstrap_rattail(home='/var/lib/rattail', uid=None, shell='/bin/bash'):
     Bootstrap a basic Rattail software environment.
     """
     make_system_user('rattail', home=home, uid=uid, shell=shell)
-    sudo('adduser {0} rattail'.format(env.user))
+    sudo('adduser {} rattail'.format(env.user))
+    with cd(home):
+        mkdir('.ssh', owner='rattail:', mode='0700')
 
     mkdir('/etc/rattail')
     mkdir('/srv/rattail')