diff --git a/.github/workflows/ssh.yml b/.github/workflows/ssh.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..425a91ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ssh.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Set up SSH agent
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      config:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+      known-hosts:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+
+env:
+  SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh-agent.sock
+
+jobs:
+  ssh-agent:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up SSH agent
+        run: |
+          echo ${{ inputs.config }}
+          echo ${{ inputs.known-hosts }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage.yml b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
index af3e3b17..6b2e31c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 name: Deploy (Staging)
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch
-
-env:
-  SSH_AUTH_SOCK: /tmp/ssh-agent.sock
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - helma-🐜
 
 jobs:
+  ssh:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ssh.yml
+    with:
+      config: ${{ vars.SSH_CONFIG }}
+      known-hosts: ${{ vars.SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS }}
+    secrets: inherit
+
   stage:
+    needs: ssh
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     environment:
@@ -29,17 +37,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew installDist
 
-      - name: Set up SSH agent
-        run: |
-          ssh-agent -a $SSH_AUTH_SOCK > /dev/null
-          ssh-add - <<< "${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}"
-          mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          echo '${{ vars.SSH_CONFIG }}' > ~/.ssh/config
-          echo '${{ vars.KNOWN_HOSTS }}' > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
       - name: Publish to staging server
+        # The rsync command applies the same filters as the one in tools/extras/deploy.sh
         run: |
-          rsync build/install/helma/ antville.dev:/ \
+          ssh antville.dev ping
+          echo rsync ./build/install/helma/ antville.dev:./ \
             --verbose --archive --delete --compress \
             --filter 'protect /lib/ext' \
             --filter '+ /launcher.jar' \