diff --git a/manifests/static_users.pp b/manifests/static_users.pp
index a9ec129..b4648ec 100644
--- a/manifests/static_users.pp
+++ b/manifests/static_users.pp
@@ -58,6 +58,20 @@ class static_users {
     require => File['jenkinssshdir'],
   }
 
+  file { 'jenkinsknownhosts':
+    name => $operatingsystem ? {
+      Darwin => '/Users/jenkins/.ssh/known_hosts',
+      solaris => '/export/home/jenkins/.ssh/known_hosts',
+      default => '/home/jenkins/.ssh/known_hosts',
+    },
+    owner => 'jenkins',
+    group => 'jenkins',
+    mode => 640,
+    content => "|1|XzfKCGSQyHk+M88ZBZnWCScejBQ=|+bzuLzUoy4250VElmrm6xjC8ZBY= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEApuXd4MHTfr1qLXWeClxTTQYZQblCA+nHvbjAjowkEd2Y4kpvntJOVewoSwa22zTbiYSmmssCuCkFHwcpnZBZN5qMWewjizav30WfeyLR5Kng5qucxmFAEkNJjCJiu194wRNKu0cD99Uk/6X/AfsWGLgmL5pa5UFk62aW+iZLUQ8=\n |1|2FERa3tAmcEXYRj4vrbpIWnJYHE=|241nOvi5SYvVsrogymSM84tEC/0= ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABIwAAAIEApuXd4MHTfr1qLXWeClxTTQYZQblCA+nHvbjAjowkEd2Y4kpvntJOVewoSwa22zTbiYSmmssCuCkFHwcpnZBZN5qMWewjizav30WfeyLR5Kng5qucxmFAEkNJjCJiu194wRNKu0cD99Uk/6X/AfsWGLgmL5pa5UFk62aW+iZLUQ8=\n",
+    ensure => 'present',
+    require => File['jenkinssshdir'],
+  }
+
   file { 'jenkinsbashrc':
     name => $operatingsystem ? {
       Darwin => '/Users/jenkins/.bashrc',