diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index fb373b8..9cab39a 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ steps:
       - echo $SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
       - apk update && apk add openssh-client
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh
-      - 'echo "${SSH_PRIVATE_KEY}" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/deploy_key'
+      - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | base64 -d > ~/.ssh/deploy_key
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
-      - 'ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key ${SSH_USER}@${SSH_HOST} ls -l /'
+      - ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST" ls -l /
 
 # volumes:
 #   - name: cache