diff --git a/build/startup.sh b/build/startup.sh
index 7d9abe9..6b76c36 100644
--- a/build/startup.sh
+++ b/build/startup.sh
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 
 set -ex
 
+keepalive_interval=${KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL:-30}
+
+################################################################################
+
 install -m600 /ssh_client_key ~portmap/.ssh
 install -m644 /known_hosts ~portmap/.ssh || :
 
-keepalive_interval=${KEEPALIVE_INTERVAL:-30}
-
 # Start the OpenSSH client with "exec" to ensure it receives all the stop
 # signals correctly
 exec /usr/bin/ssh \