diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 8e841108..8f223912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -124,8 +124,10 @@ jobs:
           GITFS_KEYS_DIR: tests/gitfs/data/keys/gitfs
         run: |
           mkdir -p "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"
-          echo "${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh && chmod 600 !$
-          echo "${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PUBLIC_KEY }}" > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh.pub && chmod 644 !$
+          echo "${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh
+          chmod 600 "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh
+          echo "${{ secrets.TESTS_REPO_PUBLIC_KEY }}" > "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh.pub
+          chmod 644 "${GITFS_KEYS_DIR}"/gitfs_ssh.pub
           tests/gitfs/test.sh
 
       - name: Cleanup