diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml
index c7228d5..ea817ce 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/checks-and-policy.yml
@@ -105,9 +105,25 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
           echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          
+          
           echo "vars.SERVER_IP:  $vars.SERVER_IP"
           echo "vars.DOMAIN_NAME:  $vars.DOMAIN_NAME"
+          
+          cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa | head -3
+          
+          # Convert if it's a PEM key
+          if grep -q "BEGIN PRIVATE KEY" ~/.ssh/id_rsa; then
+          echo "Converting PKCS#8 key to OpenSSH-compatible RSA key..."
+          openssl rsa -in ~/.ssh/id_rsa -out ~/.ssh/id_rsa.openssh >/dev/null 2>&1
+          mv ~/.ssh/id_rsa.openssh ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          fi
+          
+          echo "SSH key ready for use:"
+          ssh-keygen -lf ~/.ssh/id_rsa
+          
           ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no root@$SERVER_IP "mkdir -p /var/www/frontend"
           scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -r frontend/.next root@$SERVER_IP:/var/www/frontend/
           echo "Frontend artifact copied successfully to $SERVER_IP:/var/www/frontend"