diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1e8725f..7bdda4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ before_script:
   - python -V  # Print out python version for debugging
   - pip install virtualenv
   - virtualenv venv
-  - source venv/bin/activate
+  - source venv/bin/activate- 'command -v ssh-agent >/dev/null || ( apt-get update -y && apt-get install openssh-client -y )'
+  - eval $(ssh-agent -s)
+  - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" | tr -d '\r' | ssh-add -
+  - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
+  - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 
 test:
   script: