diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 99e7f344e34934aa9a4a3bb5d4439b40c336e4f4..3ce764557cae2a9d18144fd396ba31b63b6d1edd 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ before_script:
   #- apt-get install expect -y
   #- apt-get install sshpass
   #- sshpass -p $SSH_PASSPHRASE
-  - export SSH_ASKPASS=$SSH_PASSPHRASE
+  #- export SSH_ASKPASS=$SSH_PASSPHRASE
   - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add - > /dev/null
-  - expect "Enter passphrase for (stdin):"
-  - send $SSH_PASSPHRASE
+  #- expect "Enter passphrase for (stdin):"
+  #- send $SSH_PASSPHRASE
   - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
   - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
   - ssh-keyscan bwunicluster.scc.kit.edu > ~/.ssh/known_hosts