diff --git a/.devcontainer/github-clone.sh b/.devcontainer/github-clone.sh
index 79c5beec2..a4ff28c09 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/github-clone.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/github-clone.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ if [ -d "$target_dir" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if ls id_* &>/dev/null; then
+if ls $HOME/.ssh/id_* &>/dev/null; then
     if git clone git@github.com:$1.git "$target_dir"; then
         echo "Cloning with SSH URL successful."
     else
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ if ls id_* &>/dev/null; then
     fi
 else
     git clone https://github.com/$1.git "$target_dir"
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi