diff --git a/pkg/up/context.go b/pkg/up/context.go
index a4c29055..bf90e743 100644
--- a/pkg/up/context.go
+++ b/pkg/up/context.go
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+
 	"github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/bundle"
 	"github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/manifest"
 	"github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/provider"
 	"github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/utils/git"
-	"github.com/samber/lo"
 
 	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 )
diff --git a/test/plural/lib/check-required.yml b/test/plural/lib/check-required.yml
index da887de6..44613b1d 100644
--- a/test/plural/lib/check-required.yml
+++ b/test/plural/lib/check-required.yml
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ steps:
     assertions:
       - result.systemout ShouldMatchRegex '^Plural Home .+$'
 
-  - name: Git Repo Private Key
-    script: "echo Git Repo Private Key {{ .input.gitRepoPrivateKey }}"
-    assertions:
-      - result.systemout ShouldMatchRegex '^Git Repo Private Key .+$'
-
   - name: Project
     script: "echo Project {{ .input.project }}"
     assertions:
diff --git a/test/plural/lib/context-setup.yml b/test/plural/lib/context-setup.yml
index 21e748fd..222ffd40 100644
--- a/test/plural/lib/context-setup.yml
+++ b/test/plural/lib/context-setup.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ executor: context-setup
 input:
   directory: ''
   gitRepo: ''
-  gitRepoPrivateKey: ''
+  gitRepoPrivateKeyPath: ''
 steps:
   - script: |
+      PRIVATE_KEY=$(cat {{ .input.gitRepoPrivateKeyPath }} | sed 's/^/        /') ;\
       cat << EOF > {{ .input.directory }}/context.yaml
       apiVersion: plural.sh/v1alpha1
       kind: Context
@@ -15,5 +16,6 @@ steps:
         configuration:
           console:
             repo_url: {{ .input.gitRepo }}
-            private_key: {{ .input.gitRepoPrivateKey | b64dec }}
-
+            private_key: |-
+      $PRIVATE_KEY
+      EOF
diff --git a/test/plural/up.yml b/test/plural/up.yml
index 686c9b42..336cd008 100644
--- a/test/plural/up.yml
+++ b/test/plural/up.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ vars:
   token: ''
   # Local plural home directory used to store plural files
   pluralHome: ''
-  # SSH key used to access git repository
-  gitRepoPrivateKey: ''
   # Provider-specific project name/id
   project: ''
   # Provider name: gcp, azure, aws
@@ -48,7 +46,6 @@ vars:
 secrets:
   - pluralKey
   - token
-  - gitRepoPrivateKey
   - gcpSAKeyFile
   - gcpOrgID
   - gcpBillingID
@@ -81,9 +78,6 @@ testcases:
   - name: Setup context file
     steps:
       - type: context-setup
-        directory: {{ .directory }}
-        gitRepo: {{ .gitRepo }}
-        gitRepoPrivateKey: {{ .gitRepoPrivateKey }}
 
   - name: Plural login
     steps: