diff --git a/scp_and_reload.sh b/scp_and_reload.sh
index 8105c5c..7547697 100644
--- a/scp_and_reload.sh
+++ b/scp_and_reload.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 CHFILENAMES=$(git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only $DRONE_COMMIT)
 
 mkdir /root/.ssh
-echo $PLUGIN_KEY > /root/.ssh/id_rsa
+echo "$PLUGIN_KEY" > /root/.ssh/id_rsa
 chmod 600 /root/.ssh/id_rsa
 
 echo "Changed files: $CHFILENAMES"