diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/ansible-role-jobs.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/ansible-role-jobs.yaml
index a1b033f4df..45726b3d2a 100644
--- a/jenkins/jobs/ansible-role-jobs.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/ansible-role-jobs.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 
     builders:
       - zuul-git-prep
+      - shell: |
+          # Allow Jenkins user to ssh into localhost
+          ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -N ""
+          cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
+          ssh-keyscan localhost >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          ssh-keyscan 127.0.0.1 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
       - tox:
           envlist: ansible-functional