diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yml b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yml
index f010500..9e09b45 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,29 @@ on:
       - devel
 
 jobs:
+  setup_ssh:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install SSH client
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install openssh-client
+
+      - name: Setup SSH Agent
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+          echo "$EXTREPO_KEY" > ~/.ssh/gitlab_deploy_key
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/gitlab_deploy_key
+          ssh-keyscan git.kundeng.us ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBLl/OZiKVDxwnyvMxa+rjKvDpKqTxH1GWuGuDPLmENGQMbTVulajZWr9x8Q1cotoJiHZkt7DA5vczcjB/4lwgWA= >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+          ssh-add -v ~/.ssh/gitlab_deploy_key
+        env:
+          EXTREPO_KEY: ${{ secrets.MYREPO_TOKEN }}
+
+
   check:
     name: Check
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -62,14 +85,5 @@ jobs:
         with:
           toolchain: 1.85.0
       - run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          echo "$EXTREPO_KEY" > ~/.ssh/gitlab_deploy_key
-          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/gitlab_deploy_key
-          ssh-keyscan git.kundeng.us ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBLl/OZiKVDxwnyvMxa+rjKvDpKqTxH1GWuGuDPLmENGQMbTVulajZWr9x8Q1cotoJiHZkt7DA5vczcjB/4lwgWA= >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-          eval $(ssh-agent -s)
-          ssh-add -v ~/.ssh/gitlab_deploy_key
-
           cargo build --release
-        env:
-          EXTREPO_KEY: ${{ secrets.MYREPO_TOKEN }}