diff --git a/sw/22_prepare_sdcard.sh b/sw/22_prepare_sdcard.sh
index ec92554..48dd5e5 100755
--- a/sw/22_prepare_sdcard.sh
+++ b/sw/22_prepare_sdcard.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ cp -a "$BUILDROOT_DIR/output/images/rootfs.cpio.uboot" "$SDCARD_DIR"
 # Wrap U-Boot script in image file
 $MKIMAGE -A arm -T script -d config/uboot_script.txt "$SDCARD_DIR/boot.scr"
 
-# Create SSH host key for embedded system
-if [ ! -f "$SDCARD_DIR/dropbear_ed25519_host_key" ]; then
-    dropbearkey -t ed25519 -f "$SDCARD_DIR/dropbear_ed25519_host_key"
-fi
-
 # Copy FPGA firmware
 cp -a $FIRMWARE_FILES "$SDCARD_DIR"
 
diff --git a/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S10prepare_dropbear.sh b/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S10prepare_dropbear.sh
index 701871b..2fd8614 100755
--- a/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S10prepare_dropbear.sh
+++ b/sw/buildroot_overlay/etc/init.d/S10prepare_dropbear.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Load SSH host key from SD card.
 #
 
+. /opt/puzzlefw/lib/functions.sh
+
 start() {
 
     # If host key exists, do nothing.
@@ -14,20 +16,15 @@ start() {
     # Create directory /etc/dropbear if it does not exist.
     mkdir -p /etc/dropbear
 
-    # Try to copy SSH host key from SD card.
-    mkdir -p /mnt/tmp_sdcard
-    mount -t vfat -o fmask=0177 -r /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/tmp_sdcard
-
-    if ! cp -p /mnt/tmp_sdcard/dropbear_ed25519_host_key /etc/dropbear ; then
+    # Try to copy SSH host key from configuration files.
+    if ! cp -p ${CONFIG_DIR}/dropbear_ed25519_host_key /etc/dropbear ; then
         echo "WARNING: Failed to load SSH host key from SD card" >&2
-        umount /mnt/tmp_sdcard
-        rmdir /mnt/tmp_sdcard
-        exit 1
+        echo "Generating new SSH host key." >&2
+        dropbearkey -t ed25519 -f ${CONFIG_DIR}/dropbear_ed25519_host_key.new
+        sync_config dropbear_ed25519_host_key
+        cp -p ${CONFIG_DIR}/dropbear_ed25519_host_key /etc/dropbear
     fi
 
-    umount /mnt/tmp_sdcard
-    rmdir /mnt/tmp_sdcard
-
     chmod 0600 /etc/dropbear/dropbear_ed25519_host_key
 }
 
diff --git a/sw/buildroot_overlay/opt/puzzlefw/lib/functions.sh b/sw/buildroot_overlay/opt/puzzlefw/lib/functions.sh
index f847a83..26f52d9 100644
--- a/sw/buildroot_overlay/opt/puzzlefw/lib/functions.sh
+++ b/sw/buildroot_overlay/opt/puzzlefw/lib/functions.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ read_config() {
     mount -t ext4 -r -o noatime,data=journal /dev/${CONFIG_PARTITION} $CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT || return 1
 
     # Copy config files to RAM filesystem.
-    cp -a ${CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT}/*.conf $CONFIG_DIR
+    cp -a ${CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT}/*.conf $CONFIG_DIR || true
+    cp -a ${CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT}/dropbear_* $CONFIG_DIR || true
 
     umount $CONFIG_MOUNTPOINT
 }