diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ee9420e929455328b572e4156e2ffa00223c8698..27b6a360ece0667e4ef170857725eee59ed5fb8e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ before_script:
   - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
   #- apt-get install sshpass
   #- sshpass -p $SSH_PASSPHRASE
-  - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
+  - spawn echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
   - expect "Enter passphrase for (stdin):"
   - send $SSH_PASSPHRASE
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh