diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml
index 96d275be..012edd32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
        - name: Start GPU VM
          run: |
            cd demos/.github/auth
+           touch ~/.ssh/id_rsa
            echo "${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
            chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
            python3 db_auth.py ${{ secrets.DB_ENDPOINT }} ${{ secrets.DB_OBJ_ID }}