diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yaml
index 7107ae3..ff9fe72 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pipeline.yaml
@@ -59,13 +59,6 @@ jobs:
           sparse-checkout: |
             docker-compose.yml
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
-
-      - name: Create and use env file
-        run: |
-          echo "Creating env file as: $(whoami) in: $(pwd)"
-          echo "GIT_COMMIT_HASH=${{ github.sha }}" >> .env
-          echo "RIOT_API_KEY=${{ secrets.RIOT_API_KEY }}" >> .env
-          ls -la .env
       
       - name: Docker Stack deploy
         uses: leonidgrishenkov/docker-stack-deploy@v1.2.3
@@ -78,3 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           remote_private_key: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
           stack_file: "docker-compose.yml"
           stack_name: "lolstats"
+          env_file: |
+            GIT_COMMIT_HASH=${{ github.sha }}
+            RIOT_API_KEY=${{ secrets.RIOT_API_KEY }}