diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
index 6f98b9b1..ebdeb1bb 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ echo "done"
 cat > /etc/ssh/sshd_config << EOF
 Port 22
 Port 3389
+Subsystem       sftp    /usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server
 PermitRootLogin yes
 AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys
 EOF