diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f365c9b560ff00725783b0fbfa1c1f5c1b5feb21..35fab7c43e37a014846e04fe7e4d0c360d437829 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ RUN ipython profile create && \
 
 # Switch back to jovyan to avoid accidental container runs as root
 USER $NB_UID
-RUN mkdir -p /home/jovyan/.ssh && ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com > /home/jovyan/.ssh/known_hosts
+# RUN mkdir -p /home/jovyan/.ssh && ssh-keyscan -t rsa github.com > /home/jovyan/.ssh/known_hosts
 WORKDIR /home/jovyan