diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index fa98946e88..33c7d62097 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# List the start up tasks. Learn more https://www.gitpod.io/docs/config-start-tasks/
+# Below the RSA fingerprint for github is hard-encoded. If that does not match in the next few years GH had a bad day.
 tasks:
  - name: Setup django
    before: |
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ tasks:
       source venv/bin/activate
       pip install invoke
       inv install
+      echo 'nThbg6kXUpJWGl7E1IGOCspRomTxdCARLviKw6E5SY8'  >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
       git clone git@github.com:inventree/demo-dataset.git /workspace/InvenTree/inventree-data
       mkdir dev
       inv update