diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index e39a4f65..c9ebdf2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
 
+      - name: Import GPG Key
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v1
+        env:
+           GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+           RESQ_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.RESQ_PASSPHRASE }}
+
       - name: Decrypt and Extract project_env_prod
         env:
           RESQ_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.RESQ_PASSPHRASE }}
-          GPG_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
         run: |
           cd ./resq/backend/resq/
-          echo "$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