diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 221f1f7..d071c9f 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ pipeline:
       - qtdeploy build linux
       - export FILENAME=cwtch-linux-`date +%G-%m-%d-%H-%M`.tar.gz
       - tar -czf deploy/$FILENAME deploy/linux
-      - echo $BUILDFILES_KEY > /home/user/id_rsa
+      - echo $BUILDFILES_KEY > /home/user/id_rsab64
+      - base64 -d /home/user/id_rsab64 > /home/user/id_rsa
       - chmod 400 /home/user/id_rsa
       - cat /home/user/id_rsa
       - scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /home/user/id_rsa deploy/$FILENAME buildfiles@openprivacy.ca:/home/buildfiles/buildfiles/$FILENAME