diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 6f1a71aa..fb4301cf 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ steps:
       from_secret: DEPLOYMENT_SSH_KEY
   commands:
   - 'echo "$SSH_KEY" > /tmp/ssh_key'
+  - chmod 600 /tmp/ssh_key
   - ssh -i /tmp/ssh_key www@caffeine.csclub.uwaterloo.ca -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no '~/bin/deploy-website.sh'
   when:
     branch: