diff --git a/events/syscall/read_ssh_information.go b/events/syscall/read_ssh_information.go
index eecaec35..9afcf379 100644
--- a/events/syscall/read_ssh_information.go
+++ b/events/syscall/read_ssh_information.go
@@ -29,9 +29,20 @@ var _ = events.Register(
 )
 
 func ReadSshInformation(h events.Helper) error {
-	const filename = "/root/.ssh/known_hosts"
+	// Creates temporary data for testing.
+	directoryname := "/home/created-by-falco-event-generator/.ssh"
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(directoryname, 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	filename := directoryname + "/known_hosts"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filename, nil, os.FileMode(0755)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	h.Log().Info("attempting to simulate SSH information read")
 	file, err := os.Open(filename)
 	defer file.Close()
+	defer os.RemoveAll("/home/created-by-falco-event-generator")
 	return err
 }