diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 49f5b81..3c7ebec 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "tag=$IMAGE_TAG" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "env=$ENVIRONMENT" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "Image tag will be: $IMAGE_TAG"
+          echo "env will be: $ENVIRONMENT"
 
       - name: Build and push image
         id: docker_build
@@ -51,6 +52,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "url=$URL" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "URL will be: $URL"
 
+      - name: Setup SSH
+        uses: webfactory/ssh-agent@v0.9.1
+        with:
+          ssh-private-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_DEPLOYMENT_KEY  }}
+
+      - name: Add SSH host to known hosts
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          ssh-keyscan -p ${{ vars.ssh_port }} ${{ vars.ssh_host }} >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+
       - name: Create environment file
         run: |
           cat > .env << EOF
@@ -70,9 +82,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create Docker context
         run: 'docker context create deploy_target --docker "host=ssh://${{ vars.ssh_user }}@${{ vars.ssh_host }}:${{ vars.ssh_port }}"'
 
-      - name: Validate Docker context
-        run: 'docker --context deploy_target info'
-
       - name: Stop existing deployment
         run: |
           DOCKER_CONTEXT=deploy_target docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -p ${{ steps.image_tag.outputs.env }} down --remove-orphans || true