diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index b886066..6150a34 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - printf '%s\n' "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml ansible/playbooks/validate.yml
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - printf '%s\n' "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
     when:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
     commands:
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-      - echo "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+      - printf '%s\n' "$${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
       - ansible-playbook -i ansible/inventory/hosts.yml ansible/playbooks/apply.yml
     when: