diff --git a/.github/workflows/filedeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/filedeploy.yml
index 2b378f7e7e66b00850f3f001427a35baa4f92fa1..bbd24204e76bae79dd87c65fbd3a94eb936a56cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/filedeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/filedeploy.yml
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
       uses: shimataro/ssh-key-action@v2
       with:
         key: ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }} 
-        known_hosts: 'just-a-placeholder-so-we-dont-get-errors'
+        known_hosts: ${{ secrets.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}