diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test_infra.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/test_infra.yaml
index bbe7326..03d8f56 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test_infra.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test_infra.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Add the SSH key to known_hosts
         env:
           SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh_agent.sock
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
           ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
-          ssh-add - <<<"${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}"
+          ssh-add - <<< $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
 
       - name: init containers
         run: make init