diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-new.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-new.yml
index 9df3d9a..d2614d4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-new.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-new.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
             pip install -r requirements.txt
           host: 172.17.0.1
           user: root
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          pass: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
 
   deploy-via-sftp:
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           username: root
           server: 172.17.0.1
           port: 22
-          ssh_private_key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           # clones entire github repo
           local_path: ./*
           # destination of the code on the server
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
               echo $?
             host: 172.17.0.1
             user: root
-            key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+            pass: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
   create-systemctl-service:
     needs: [add-bot-token, deploy-via-sftp]
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo systemctl start ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}.service
           host: 127.0.0.1
           user: root
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          pass: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
   create-systemctl-restart:
     needs: [create-systemctl-service, add-bot-token, deploy-via-sftp]
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ jobs:
             sudo systemctl start ${{ env.REPO_NAME }}-watcher.service
           host: 172.17.0.1
           user: root
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
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+          pass: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
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