diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c02bad5c4dc4bdf1d0951b0e4b90f5bea39cd77e..5955afd3a23717bcd8ae31202f960ac6cee08ba3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ The script creates some local files to be used.
 
 1. .envrc_{UNIQUE} -- This is a copy of the required environment variables for the common components.
 2. .envrc -- This file is used directory by direnv and requires `direnv allow` to be run to access variables.
-3. .ssh/azure-aks-gitops-ssh-key -- SSH key used by flux.
-4. .ssh/azure-aks-gitops-key.pub -- SSH Public Key used by flux.
-5. .ssh/azure-aks-gitops-key.passphrase -- SSH Key Passphrase used by flux.
-6. .ssh/azure-aks-node-ssh-key -- SSH Key used by AKS
-7. .ssh/azure-aks-node-ssh-key.pub -- SSH Public Key used by AKS
-8. .ssh/azure-aks-node-ssh-key.passphrase -- SSH Key Passphrase used by AKS
+3. ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE}/azure-aks-gitops-ssh-key -- SSH key used by flux.
+4. ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE}/azure-aks-gitops-key.pub -- SSH Public Key used by flux.
+5. ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE}/azure-aks-gitops-key.passphrase -- SSH Key Passphrase used by flux.
+6. ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE}/azure-aks-node-ssh-key -- SSH Key used by AKS
+7. ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE}/azure-aks-node-ssh-key.pub -- SSH Public Key used by AKS
+8. ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE}/azure-aks-node-ssh-key.passphrase -- SSH Key Passphrase used by AKS
 
 
 __Installed Common Resources__
diff --git a/infra/templates/osdu-r3-mvp/common_prepare.sh b/infra/templates/osdu-r3-mvp/common_prepare.sh
index 8fab9e551e65bd6c8d2b5e1150a9568e4d0ffb3e..ebcd7ae8f506366499dd9bb51c32ef5d6a7c8110 100755
--- a/infra/templates/osdu-r3-mvp/common_prepare.sh
+++ b/infra/templates/osdu-r3-mvp/common_prepare.sh
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ function CreateSSHKeys() {
 
   if [ ! -d ~/.ssh ]
   then
-    mkdir .ssh
+    mkdir ~/.ssh
   fi
 
   if [ ! -d ~/.ssh/osdu_${UNIQUE} ]