diff --git a/deploy.json b/deploy.json
index b2b35cb..e219bc6 100644
--- a/deploy.json
+++ b/deploy.json
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@
             "ecosystem": "../secrets/e2e-test/ecosystem-staging.json",
             "assets": {
                 "release": "../release",
-                "cloudron": "../cloudron-cli"
+                "cloudron": "../cloudron-cli",
+                "id_rsa_e2e_selfhost": "../secrets/e2e-test/ssh/id_rsa_e2e_selfhost",
+                "id_rsa_e2e_selfhost.pub": "../secrets/e2e-test/ssh/id_rsa_e2e_selfhost.pub"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/prepareDeployTarget.sh b/prepareDeployTarget.sh
index b31d1f4..07e552e 100644
--- a/prepareDeployTarget.sh
+++ b/prepareDeployTarget.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ readonly CERTS_DIR="/home/ubuntu/certs"
 readonly APP_REPO_DIR="/home/ubuntu/app.git"
 readonly INIT_MASTER_DIR="/tmp/repoMasterSetup"
 readonly ECOSYSTEM="/home/ubuntu/ecosystem.json"
+readonly SSH_KEY_DIR="/home/ubuntu/ssh_keys"
 readonly SERVER_NAME="<%= serverName %>"
 readonly ENV="<%= env %>"
 
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ ln -sf /usr/local/node-4.2.2/bin/node /usr/bin/node
 ln -sf /usr/local/node-4.2.2/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
 npm config set prefix /usr/local
 
+# copy ssh certs
+rm -rf "${SSH_KEY_DIR}" && mkdir -p "${SSH_KEY_DIR}"
+mv /tmp/id_rsa* "${SSH_KEY_DIR}"
+chmod 600 ${SSH_KEY_DIR}/id_rsa_*
+
 # install tmpreaper (runs everyday and clean tmp)
 apt-get install -y tmpreaper
 sed -e 's/SHOWWARNING=true/# SHOWWARNING=true/' -i /etc/tmpreaper.conf