diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8334c71..c4b2029 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ prepare_job:
     ## Assuming you created the SSH_SERVER_HOST_KEYS variable, uncomment the
     ## following two lines.
     ##
-    - echo "$SSH_SERVER_HOST_KEYS" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+    - echo "$SSH_SERVER_HOST_KEYS"
     - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - git config --global user.email 'bot@hzdr.de'
     - git config --global user.name 'Bot'