diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e0a7cb62..11a85bc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -57,12 +57,11 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key
           echo -e ${SSH_KEY_GITEA} > ~/.ssh/gitea-key
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/gitea-key
-          cp ~/.ssh/config ~/.ssh/config-old
           echo -e "\n
           Host git.3mdeb.com\n
           HostName       git.3mdeb.com\n
           IdentityFile   ~/.ssh/gitea-key\n
-          IdentitiesOnly yes" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          IdentitiesOnly yes" >> ~/.ssh/config_deploy
       - name: Get DTS version
         id: dts-ver
         shell: bash
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           DTS_VER="${{steps.dts-ver.outputs.DTS_VER}}"
-          ssh -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key builder@10.1.40.2 "mkdir -p boot/dts/${DTS_VER}"
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy builder@10.1.40.2 "mkdir -p boot/dts/${DTS_VER}"
           cd build/tmp/deploy/images/genericx86-64/
           cp bzImage bzImage-${DTS_VER}
           cp dts-base-image-genericx86-64.cpio.gz dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.cpio.gz
@@ -82,10 +81,10 @@ jobs:
           # do not release iso image until issue is fixed
           # see: https://github.com/dasharo/dasharo-issues/issues/288
           # cp dts-base-image-genericx86-64.iso dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.iso
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key bzImage-${DTS_VER} builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.cpio.gz builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.gz builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.bmap builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy bzImage-${DTS_VER} builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.cpio.gz builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.gz builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.bmap builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
           # do not release iso image until issue is fixed
           # see: https://github.com/dasharo/dasharo-issues/issues/288
           # scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.iso builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
@@ -101,10 +100,10 @@ jobs:
           # do not release iso image until issue is fixed
           # see: https://github.com/dasharo/dasharo-issues/issues/288
           # sha256sum dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.iso > dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.iso.sha256
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key bzImage-${DTS_VER}.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.cpio.gz.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.gz.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
-          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.bmap.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy bzImage-${DTS_VER}.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.cpio.gz.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.gz.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key -F ~/.ssh/config_deploy dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.wic.bmap.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
           # do not release iso image until issue is fixed
           # see: https://github.com/dasharo/dasharo-issues/issues/288
           # scp -i ~/.ssh/dts-ci-key dts-base-image-${DTS_VER}.iso.sha256 builder@10.1.40.2:boot/dts/${DTS_VER}/
@@ -140,5 +139,3 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf dts-release-cicd-pipeline
           rm -f ~/.ssh/gitea-key
           rm -rf build
-          rm -f ~/.ssh/config
-          mv ~/.ssh/config-old ~/.ssh/config