diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index b6b5932..1fda81c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -122,11 +122,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Execute gitfs tests
         env:
           GITFS_KEYS_DIR: tests/gitfs/data/keys/gitfs
+          SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          SSH_PUBLIC_KEY: ${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PUBLIC_KEY }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"
-          echo "${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh
+          echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh
           chmod 600 "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh
-          echo "${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PUBLIC_KEY }}" > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh.pub
+          echo "${SSH_PUBLIC_KEY}" | base64 -d > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh.pub
           chmod 644 "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh.pub
           tests/gitfs/test.sh