diff --git a/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml
index 30149e41ba08b..975c22579203d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wpcloud.yml
@@ -110,16 +110,24 @@ jobs:
 
           touch ~/.ssh/id_site
           touch ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          touch ~/.ssh/config
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_site
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/known_hosts
+          chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
           echo "$SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_site
           echo "wrote ~/.ssh/id_site"
           echo "$SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS" > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           echo "wrote ~/.ssh/known_hosts"
+          echo "Host jpwpcomsh" > ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "  Hostname sftp.wp.com" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "  User wpcom-jetpackisbestpack-default-237778992" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_jetpackisbestpack" >> ~/.ssh/config
+          echo "  IdentitiesOnly yes" >> ~/.ssh/config
 
           echo "::endgroup::"
 
           echo "::group::Transferring wpcomsh to the testing server"
+          ssh -v jpwpcomsh "exit"
           pnpm jetpack rsync wpcomsh wpcom-jetpackisbestpack-default-237778992@sftp.wp.com:~/htdocs/wp-content/mu-plugins
           scp -r projects/plugins/wpcomsh/bin wpcom-jetpackisbestpack-default-237778992@sftp.wp.com:/srv/htdocs/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcomsh
           scp -r projects/plugins/wpcomsh/tests wpcom-jetpackisbestpack-default-237778992@sftp.wp.com:/srv/htdocs/wp-content/mu-plugins/wpcomsh/