diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 74b16c4..e28c63a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ notifications:
      - "chat.freenode.net#kiwix"
     on_success: change
     on_failure: always
+addons:
+  ssh_known_hosts: download.kiwix.org
diff --git a/kiwix-deploy.py b/kiwix-deploy.py
index be5b20d..a4b2ffc 100755
--- a/kiwix-deploy.py
+++ b/kiwix-deploy.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Deployer:
     def deploy(self, *files):
         if not files:
             return
-        command = "scp -v -p -i -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no {id_file} {files_list} {host_addr}".format(
+        command = "scp -v -p -i {id_file} {files_list} {host_addr}".format(
             id_file=self.options.ssh_private_key,
             files_list=' '.join("'{}'".format(f) for f in files),
             host_addr="{}:{}".format(self.options.server, self.options.base_path)