diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b18843c..0255ff9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ deploy:
   before_script:
     - 'command -v ssh-agent >/dev/null || ( apk add --update openssh )'
     - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
+    - echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | ssh-add -
     - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
     - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
     - ssh-keyscan $REMOTE_HOST >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts