diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-my-vpn.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-my-vpn.yml
index 542c907..5f4f610 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-my-vpn.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-my-vpn.yml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           VPN_HOST: ${{ secrets.VPN_HOST }}
           VPN_USER: ${{ secrets.VPN_USER }}
-          VPN_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.TEST_KEY }}
+          VPN_SSH_KEY_B64: ${{ secrets.TEST_KEY_B64 }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
           chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-          printf '%s\n' "$VPN_SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_ci_runner
+          printf '%s' "$VPN_SSH_KEY_B64" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_ci_runner
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ci_runner
           ssh-keyscan -H "$VPN_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts || true
           ssh -vvv -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -i ~/.ssh/id_ci_runner "$VPN_USER@$VPN_HOST" "echo ok"