diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 79cf415..44bcc43 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -12,24 +12,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Setup SSH
         env:
-          SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          SSH_KEY_B64: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_B64 }}
+          SSH_KEY: ${{ vars.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          if [ -n "$SSH_KEY_B64" ]; then
-            echo "Using base64-encoded key"
-            echo "$SSH_KEY_B64" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          else
-            echo "Using raw key, fixing newlines"
-            printf '%s' "$SSH_KEY" | sed 's/\\n/\n/g' > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          fi
+          echo "$SSH_KEY" | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//' > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          # Sanity check — fail fast with a readable message if key is broken
-          ssh-keygen -y -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa > /dev/null || {
-            echo "::error::SSH key is invalid (libcrypto parse error). Use SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_B64 instead: base64 the file and put the result in the secret."
-            exit 1
-          }
-          ssh-keyscan -p ${{ vars.SERVER_PORT }} ${{ vars.SERVER_HOST }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null
+          ssh-keyscan -p ${{ vars.SERVER_PORT }} ${{ vars.SERVER_HOST }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
       - name: Clone or pull on server
         run: |
@@ -49,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           DEBUG_CHAT_ID: ${{ vars.DEBUG_CHAT_ID }}
           SELFTEST_CHAT_ID: ${{ vars.SELFTEST_CHAT_ID }}
         run: |
-          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -p ${{ vars.SERVER_PORT }} ${{ vars.SERVER_USER }}@${{ vars.SERVER_HOST }} "cat > /home/pkirillw/dockered-services/max-bot-test/.env <<'ENVEOF'
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa -p ${{ vars.SERVER_PORT }} ${{ vars.SERVER_USER }}@${{ vars.SERVER_HOST }} "cat > /home/pkirillw/dockered-services/max-bot-test/.env << 'ENVEOF'
           BOT_TOKEN=$BOT_TOKEN
           MAX_BOT_API_SECRET=$MAX_BOT_API_SECRET
           WEBHOOK_URL=$WEBHOOK_URL