diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 644dce90b81f35dfe5a7e75d500f02aded96cad8..8ba229ece97aedc49e6fc86d3e9e5c7a5ce9407c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ before_script:
   - apt-get install expect -y
   #- apt-get install sshpass
   #- sshpass -p $SSH_PASSPHRASE
-  - spawn echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
+  - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
   - expect "Enter passphrase for (stdin):"
   - send $SSH_PASSPHRASE
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh