diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 81b5d24..c96d1b8 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -7,19 +7,21 @@ platform:
   os: linux
   arch: arm64
 
-# Optional: control clone step
+# Disable the built-in HTTPS clone, we'll do SSH manually
 clone:
-  disable: false
+  disable: true
   
 steps:
-  - name: clone
-    image: drone/git
-    # Uses built-in Drone authentication
+  - name: clone-repo
+    image: alpine/git
+    environment:
+      # Use the mounted SSH key
+      GIT_SSH_COMMAND: "ssh -i /drone-ssh/id_ed25519 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new"
+    commands:
+      - echo "Cloning repository via SSH..."
+      - git clone git@gitea.aetoskia.com:apps/cicd.git
 
-steps:
   - name: test
     image: alpine
-    environment:
-      GIT_SSL_NO_VERIFY: "true"
     commands:
       - echo "pipeline running"