diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index c3ac062..feb2b22 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache openssh-client
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - printf '%s\n' "$STAGING_DEPLOY_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+      - echo "$STAGING_DEPLOY_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - ssh-keyscan -H staging.rebreak.org > ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
       - tar czf backend-output.tar.gz -C backend/.output .
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - apk add --no-cache openssh-client
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - printf '%s\n' "$STAGING_DEPLOY_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+      - echo "$STAGING_DEPLOY_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - ssh-keyscan -H admin.staging.rebreak.org > ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
       - tar czf admin-output.tar.gz -C apps/admin/.output .