diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index a658fc31..84ae0433 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ steps:
       - echo "Host git.b12f.io" >> ~/.ssh/config
       - echo "  Port 2222" >> ~/.ssh/config
       - chmod -R 600 ~/.ssh
-      - id
-      - whoami
-      - cat ~/.ssh/config
+      # This is a hack because nixery containers contain no passwd file, which openssh wants to read
+      - echo "root:x:0:0:System administrator:/root:/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash" >> /etc/passwd
       - git clone -b devos git@git.b12f.io:pub-solar/os
       - cd os
       - git remote add devos https://github.com/divnix/devos.git
@@ -41,6 +40,8 @@ steps:
       - echo "Host git.b12f.io" >> ~/.ssh/config
       - echo "  Port 2222" >> ~/.ssh/config
       - chmod -R 600 ~/.ssh
+      # This is a hack because nixery containers contain no passwd file, which openssh wants to read
+      - echo "root:x:0:0:System administrator:/root:/run/current-system/sw/bin/bash" >> /etc/passwd
       - git clone -b core git@git.b12f.io:pub-solar/os
       - cd os
       - git fetch