diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1111335..f485a30 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "secrets"]
 	path = secrets
-	url = https://git.autonomic.zone/recipe-maintainers/cc-ci-secrets.git
+	url = git@git.autonomic.zone:recipe-maintainers/cc-ci-secrets.git