diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e0d1d054..6f18d2b7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ deploy:
     dependencies:
         - build
     script:
-        - rsync --delete -az ./dist/ rsync://${DEPLOYMENT_USER}@${DEPLOYMENT_SERVER}.kruton.de:${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}
+        - rsync --password-file=DEPLOYMENT_PASSWORD --delete -az ./dist/ rsync://${DEPLOYMENT_USER}@${DEPLOYMENT_SERVER}.kruton.de:${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}
     environment:
         name: production
         url: https://vtt.f3l.de/