diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d5145dfc..f829f049 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ deploy-dev:
   before_script:
   - apk add --no-cache openssh curl
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-  - printf "%b" "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+  - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
   - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
   - ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa