diff --git a/src/snek/sssh.py b/src/snek/sssh.py
index 6331efa..6b179b6 100644
--- a/src/snek/sssh.py
+++ b/src/snek/sssh.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ async def start_ssh_server(app,host,port):
     logger.info("Starting SFTP server setup")
     
     host_key_path = Path("drive") / ".ssh" / "sftp_server_key"
-    host_key_path.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
+    host_key_path.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
     try:
         if not host_key_path.exists():
             logger.info(f"Generating new host key at {host_key_path}")