diff --git a/UpdateRootfs.sh.in b/UpdateRootfs.sh.in
index e5247ab..6d45d3d 100644
--- a/UpdateRootfs.sh.in
+++ b/UpdateRootfs.sh.in
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ tar -C $GFA_PREFIX/ --exclude=./tmp --exclude=./etc/inittab \
 	--exclude=./etc/passwd --exclude=./etc/shadow \
 	--exclude=./etc/vncpwd --exclude=./etc/init.d/S99tincd \
 	--exclude=./etc/hostapd.conf \
+	--exclude=./root/.ssh \
 	--exclude=./etc/init.d/M99tincd \
 	--exclude=./var/GfA/Display_GSM.ini \
 	--exclude=./var/cron/crontabs/root \
@@ -345,6 +346,8 @@ GID_NOGROUP=`awk -F\: '/nogroup/ {print $3}' $GFA_PREFIX/etc/group`
 
 chown -Rv ${UID_MY}:${GID_NOGROUP} $GFA_PREFIX/var/mysql
 chown -Rv ${UID_PG}:${GID_PG} $GFA_PREFIX/var/lib/pgsql
+
+chmod 700 $GFA_PREFIX/root/.ssh
 #==============================================================================
 # Get Graphics resolution and set dtb to the right resolution
 BASEBOARD=`cat /tmp/BASEBOARD`