diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 89b8bb9..f95c659 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ image: shockrah/website:1.1
 
 before_script:
   - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-  - echo $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
+  - echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh/
   - chmod 700 ~/.ssh/