diff --git a/infra/machines/fedi201/fedipanel.nix b/infra/machines/fedi201/fedipanel.nix
index b49471bb..3559eb91 100644
--- a/infra/machines/fedi201/fedipanel.nix
+++ b/infra/machines/fedi201/fedipanel.nix
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ in
         COMPRESS_OFFLINE = true;
         LIBSASS_OUTPUT_STYLE = "compressed";
       };
+    environment = {
+      SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE = config.age.secrets.panel-ssh-key.path;
+    };
     secrets = {
       SECRET_KEY = config.age.secrets.panel-secret-key.path;
     };
diff --git a/panel/nix/configuration.nix b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
index 6061e559..24426a96 100644
--- a/panel/nix/configuration.nix
+++ b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ let
       (builtins.toFile "extra-settings.py" cfg.extra-settings)
     ];
     REPO_DIR = import ../../launch/tf-env.nix { inherit lib pkgs; };
-    SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE = config.age.secrets.panel-ssh-key.path;
   };
 
   python-environment = pkgs.python3.withPackages (