diff --git a/ssh/CHANGELOG.md b/ssh/CHANGELOG.md
index fccc1c8..33c02f3 100644
--- a/ssh/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/ssh/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 7.0
+
+- Added bash_profile as a persistent file 
+
 ## 6.4
 
 - Changed logging from DEBUG -> INFO
diff --git a/ssh/config.json b/ssh/config.json
index 2ccd1ca..c211c31 100644
--- a/ssh/config.json
+++ b/ssh/config.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "SSH server",
-  "version": "6.4",
+  "version": "7.0",
   "slug": "ssh",
   "description": "Allows connections over SSH",
   "url": "https://github.com/home-assistant/hassio-addons/tree/master/ssh",
diff --git a/ssh/data/run.sh b/ssh/data/run.sh
index f36707f..a3b09cc 100755
--- a/ssh/data/run.sh
+++ b/ssh/data/run.sh
@@ -47,8 +47,15 @@ touch /data/.bash_history
 chmod 600 /data/.bash_history
 ln -s -f /data/.bash_history /root/.bash_history
 
-# Store token for Hass.io API
-echo "export HASSIO_TOKEN=${HASSIO_TOKEN}" >> /root/.bash_profile
+# Persist .bash_profile by redirecting .bash_profile to /data
+if bashio::fs.file_exists /data/.bash_profile; then
+  sed -i "s/export HASSIO_TOKEN=.*/export HASSIO_TOKEN=${HASSIO_TOKEN}/" /data/.bash_profile
+else
+  echo "export HASSIO_TOKEN=${HASSIO_TOKEN}" > /data/.bash_profile
+fi
+
+chmod 600 /data/.bash_profile
+ln -s -f /data/.bash_profile /root/.bash_profile
 
 # Start server
 bashio::log.info "Starting SSH daemon..."