diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-branch.yml
index eec3f0e16..73e4950d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-branch.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: SSH into Hozer
-        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.0.3
-        with:
-          host: hozer-51.ocf.berkeley.edu
-          username: root
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
-          script: | 
+      - name: SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@hozer-51.ocf.berkeley.edu << EOF
             cd /berkeleytime
             git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
             git pull
@@ -32,4 +31,5 @@ jobs:
               --set redisUri=redis://bt-dev-redis-master.bt.svc.cluster.local:6379 \
               --set nodeEnv=development \
               --set frontend.image.tag=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} \
-              --set backend.image.tag=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
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+              --set backend.image.tag=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          EOF
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-master.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-master.yml
index f8e784b99..37d20774f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-master.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: SSH into Hozer
-        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.0.3
-        with:
-          host: hozer-51.ocf.berkeley.edu
-          username: root
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
-          script: | 
+      - name: SSH
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa root@hozer-51.ocf.berkeley.edu << EOF
             cd /berkeleytime
             git checkout master
             git pull
@@ -27,4 +26,5 @@ jobs:
             docker push octoberkeleytime/bt-backend:latest
             docker push octoberkeleytime/bt-frontend:latest
             kubectl rollout restart deployment bt-staging-app-backend
-            kubectl rollout restart deployment bt-staging-app-frontend
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+            kubectl rollout restart deployment bt-staging-app-frontend
+          EOF
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