diff --git a/tests/integration/rancherostest/conftest.py b/tests/integration/rancherostest/conftest.py
index 1dc9c92e..6f64c247 100644
--- a/tests/integration/rancherostest/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/integration/rancherostest/conftest.py
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ import pytest
 def chdir_to_project_root():
     os.chdir('../..')
     print('\nChdir to project root dir')
+    os.chmod('./tests/integration/assets/test.key', 0o600)
+    print('Also, `chmod 600 tests/integration/assets/test.key` to make ssh happy')