diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index 935366b..30947ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-keyscan -p ${{ secrets.REMOTE_PORT }} -t rsa gradml.mit.edu>> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          ssh -p ${{ secrets.REMOTE_PORT }} -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa ${{ secrets.REMOTE_USER }}@${{ secrets.REMOTE_HOST }}