diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 707ff19d..e39a4f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
           cd ./resq/backend/resq/
-          echo "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" | gpg --import
+          echo "$GPG_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '[:space:]' | gpg --import
           gpg --quiet --batch --yes --decrypt --passphrase="$RESQ_PASSPHRASE" --output project_env_prod.tar.gz project_env_prod.tar.gz.gpg
           tar xzvf project_env_prod.tar.gz