diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml
index 7d342233..44077169 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/vyos-deploy.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh/ && touch ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           ssh-keyscan 192.168.1.1 > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           chmod 0600 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-          alias ssh='ssh -i /tmp/key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new'
+          alias ssh='ssh -i /tmp/key'
       - name: Print running VyOS version
         run: |
           ./vyos.sh op show system image