diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index c4fad31..6382bc9 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,18 @@ steps:
   #      context: .
   #      dockerfile: templates/build_cuddle_image.Dockerfile
   #      cache_from: kasperhermansen/cuddle:latest
+  - name: load_secret
+    image: debian:buster-slim
+    environment:
+      SSH_KEY:
+        from_secret: gitea_id_ed25519
+    commands:
+      - mkdir -p $HOME/.ssh/
+      - echo "$SSH_KEY" > $HOME/.ssh/id_ed25519
+
 
   - name: build
     image: kasperhermansen/cuddle:latest
-    settings:
-      id_rsa:
-        from_secret: gitea_id_ed25519
     environment:
       DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
       DOCKER_USERNAME:
@@ -30,8 +36,9 @@ steps:
       DOCKER_PASSWORD:
         from_secret: docker_password
     commands:
-      - ls "$HOME/.ssh/"
       - cuddle_cli x build_cuddle_image
+    depends_on:
+      - "load_secret"
 
   - name: send telegram notification
     image: appleboy/drone-telegram