diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-qa.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-qa.yml
index 158dd72..49b68a7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-qa.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-qa.yml
@@ -55,16 +55,13 @@ jobs:
     needs: build-and-push
     steps:
       - name: Deploy via SSH
-        env:
-          DEPLOY_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}
-          DEPLOY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PASSPHRASE }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           IMAGE_TAG="${{ needs.build-and-push.outputs.image_tag }}"
 
-          printf '%s\n' "$DEPLOY_SSH_KEY" > /tmp/deploy_key
+          echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY_B64 }}" | base64 -d > /tmp/deploy_key
           chmod 600 /tmp/deploy_key
-          printf '%s\n' "$DEPLOY_PASSPHRASE" > /tmp/passphrase
+          echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_PASSPHRASE }}" > /tmp/passphrase
 
           sudo apt-get update -qq && sudo apt-get install -y -qq sshpass