diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c4b2029..1f9e98f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ prepare_job:
     ## without extra base64 encoding.
     ## https://gitlab.com/gitlab-examples/ssh-private-key/issues/1#note_48526556
     ##
-    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
+    - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY"
     ##
     ## Create the SSH directory and give it the right permissions
     ##
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ prepare_job:
     ## Assuming you created the SSH_SERVER_HOST_KEYS variable, uncomment the
     ## following two lines.
     ##
-    - echo "$SSH_SERVER_HOST_KEYS"
+    - echo "$SSH_SERVER_HOST_KEYS" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - chmod 644 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - git config --global user.email 'bot@hzdr.de'
     - git config --global user.name 'Bot'