diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b67a8d8c7144062618f1d75a61ab1b3095493e9e..c34d7006e930fd7afe2e057b123a470401a31a84 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ variables:
   PKR_VAR_networks: '["8cf2f12e-905d-46d9-bc70-b0897c65f75a"]'
   GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: "Gitlab runner"
   GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: "gitlab@runner"
-  DEV_KEY: "" 
+  DEV_KEY: "ecdsa-sha2-nistp256 AAAAE2VjZHNhLXNoYTItbmlzdHAyNTYAAAAIbmlzdHAyNTYAAABBBBXBfBmQDq1HK8U0zK6gDF0jyfWChuFYEPiRp1Wgl0XFJU7JoUngqkE/GAic8kCzKW0hPMiweSjmWdKlAapv/dk= krishmoodbidri@krishs-MacBook-Pro-3.local" 
   INSTANCE_FLAVOR: "m1.medium-ruffner"
   HTTP_PROXY_INSTANCE_NAME: "http-proxy"
   SSH_PROXY_INSTANCE_NAME: "ssh-proxy"