diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_image.yml b/.github/workflows/build_image.yml
index 52aa2dd1..149f72d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_image.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             ODY_TPU_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ODY_TPU_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
             ODY_IROH_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ODY_IROH_ROOT_PASSWORD }}
             MASTER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.ODY_MASTER_PASSWORD }}
-        run:  for i in ODY_AP_ROOT_PASSWORD  ODY_TPU_ROOT_PASSWORD ODY_IROH_ROOT_PASSWORD; do echo "$i=${!i}" >> SECRETS.env; done && gpg --batch --symmetric --passphrase "$MASTER_PASSWORD" --cipher-algo AES256 SECRETS.env
+        run:  for i in ODY_AP_ROOT_PASSWORD  ODY_TPU_ROOT_PASSWORD ODY_IROH_ROOT_PASSWORD; do echo "$i=${!i}" >> SECRETS.env; done && gpg --batch --symmetric --passphrase "$MASTER_PASSWORD" --no-symkey-cache --cipher-algo AES256 SECRETS.env
       # This step uses the `docker/build-push-action` action to build the image, based on your repository's `Dockerfile`. If the build succeeds, it pushes the image to GitHub Packages.
       # It uses the `context` parameter to define the build's context as the set of files located in the specified path. For more information, see "[Usage](https://github.com/docker/build-push-action#usage)" in the README of the `docker/build-push-action` repository.
       # It uses the `tags` and `labels` parameters to tag and label the image with the output from the "meta" step.
diff --git a/odysseus/Dockerfile b/odysseus/Dockerfile
index b7ea190d..5ed38e7a 100644
--- a/odysseus/Dockerfile
+++ b/odysseus/Dockerfile
@@ -44,4 +44,7 @@ WORKDIR /home/odysseus/outputs/
 COPY ./docker_scripts /home/odysseus/scripts
 RUN echo "source /home/odysseus/scripts/setup_env.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
 
+# install password using wildcard so failures arent deadly
+COPY ./SECRETS.env.* /home/odysseus/
+
 ENTRYPOINT "/bin/bash"