diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fec7725..361e295 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ deploy:
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache openssh-client
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_B64" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
     - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
     - ssh-keyscan -H "$VPS_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts