diff --git a/prepare-ssh/action.yml b/prepare-ssh/action.yml
index 133ca54..19d2a01 100644
--- a/prepare-ssh/action.yml
+++ b/prepare-ssh/action.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ runs:
 
         KEY_PATH="${{ inputs.key-path }}"
         case "$KEY_PATH" in
-          "~/"*) KEY_PATH="$HOME/${KEY_PATH#~/}" ;;
+          "~/"*) KEY_PATH="$HOME/${KEY_PATH#\~/}" ;;
         esac
+        mkdir -p "$(dirname "$KEY_PATH")"
 
         printf '%s\n' "${{ inputs.ssh-key }}" > "$KEY_PATH"
         chmod 600 "$KEY_PATH"
diff --git a/remote-command/action.yml b/remote-command/action.yml
index df9005d..671b30f 100644
--- a/remote-command/action.yml
+++ b/remote-command/action.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ runs:
         if [ -z "$KEY_PATH" ]; then
           KEY_PATH="$HOME/.ssh/deploy_key"
         fi
+        case "$KEY_PATH" in
+          "~/"*) KEY_PATH="$HOME/${KEY_PATH#\~/}" ;;
+        esac
 
         ssh -p "${{ inputs.port }}" -i "$KEY_PATH" \
           -o IdentitiesOnly=yes \