diff --git a/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml
index fafba4c2d19f4..da9778e95f82e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml
@@ -54,42 +54,18 @@ jobs:
           chmod -v 700 ~/.ssh
 
           touch ~/.ssh/id_site
+          touch ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_site
-          echo "$WPCLOUD_SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_site
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          echo "$SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_site
           echo "wrote ~/.ssh/id_site"
-
-          touch ~/.ssh/askpass
-          chmod -v 700 ~/.ssh/askpass
-          cat >>~/.ssh/askpass <<END
-          #!/bin/bash
-          echo "\$WPCLOUD_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE"
-          END
-          echo "wrote ~/.ssh/askpass"
-
-          cat >>~/.ssh/config <<END
-          Host *
-            StrictHostKeyChecking no
-          END
-          echo "wrote ~/.ssh/config"
-
-          touch ~/.ssh/stdin
-          chmod -v 600 ~/.ssh/stdin
-          cat >>~/.ssh/stdin <<END
-          $WPCLOUD_STDIN
-          END
-          echo "wrote ~/.ssh/stdin"
-
-          export SSH_ASKPASS="$HOME/.ssh/askpass"
-          echo "exported SSH_ASKPASS"
-          export SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE="force"
-          echo "exported SSH_ASKPASS_REQUIRE"
-          export DISPLAY=":"
-          echo "exported DISPLAY"
+          echo "$SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          echo "wrote ~/.ssh/known_hosts"
 
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           echo "::group::execution"
-          cat ~/.ssh/stdin | setsid ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_site -l "$WPCLOUD_SSH_USER" ssh.atomicsites.net "$WPCLOUD_SSH_COMMAND" || CODE=$?
+          ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_site jetpackwpcomshtester.wordpress.com@sftp.wp.com "ls" || CODE=$?
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           echo "::group::teardown"
@@ -98,8 +74,5 @@ jobs:
           echo "Exiting with exit code $CODE"
           exit $CODE
         env:
-          WPCLOUD_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.WPCLOUD_SSH_KEY }}
-          WPCLOUD_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.WPCLOUD_SSH_KEY_PASSPHRASE }}
-          WPCLOUD_SSH_USER: ${{ secrets.WPCLOUD_SSH_USER }}
-          WPCLOUD_SSH_COMMAND: ${{ secrets.WPCLOUD_SSH_COMMAND }}
-          WPCLOUD_STDIN: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
+          SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.UPDATEJETPACKSTAGING_SSH_KEY }}
+          SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS: ${{ secrets.UPDATEJETPACKSTAGING_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}