diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml
index fc7a48f2d..5fe7776e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload-ffi-docs.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cargo doc --package deltachat_ffi --no-deps
       - name: Upload to cffi.delta.chat
-        uses: up9cloud/action-rsync@v1.3
-        env:
-          USER: ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}
-          KEY: ${{ secrets.KEY }}
-          HOST: "delta.chat"
-          SOURCE: "target/doc"
-          TARGET: "/var/www/html/cffi/"
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$HOME/.ssh"
+          echo "${{ secrets.KEY }}" > "$HOME/.ssh/key"
+          chmod 600 "$HOME/.ssh/key"
+          rsync -avzh -e "ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/key -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/target/doc/ "${{ secrets.USERNAME }}@delta.chat:/var/www/html/cffi/"