diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 8519d0d..b886066 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -1,28 +1,32 @@
 steps:
   syntax-check:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
+    environment:
+      ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
     commands:
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml --syntax-check ansible/playbooks/*.yml
 
   validate:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
     environment:
+      ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml ansible/playbooks/validate.yml
 
   drift-check:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
     environment:
+      ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
     when:
@@ -31,11 +35,12 @@ steps:
   deploy:
     image: alpine/ansible:latest
     environment:
+      ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml ansible/playbooks/apply.yml
     when: