diff --git a/chmod b/chmod
index 218016f5..0ac257ce 100755
--- a/chmod
+++ b/chmod
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ chmod a+r-wx,u+rw ~/.forward
 chmod 600 ~/.netrc
 
 chmod 700 ~/.ssh
+touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
 set +x