diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 71e09c3..1973dba 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ OLLAMA_DATA=/home/${STACK_USER}/.ollama
 
 # ── Ollama ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 OLLAMA_PORT=11434
-OLLAMA_SSH_KEY=/home/${STACK_USER}/.ssh/id_ed25519_ollama
-OLLAMA_SSH_KEY_PUB=/home/${STACK_USER}/.ssh/id_ed25519_ollama.pub
 # Memory limits — adjust for your hardware.
 # Intel Arc users: 16gb / 32g is a good starting point for a 32GB system.
 # NVIDIA GPU users: match shm to your VRAM size.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b91df65..ff5507d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ services:
       - OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE=-1
     volumes:
       - ${OLLAMA_DATA:-/home/user/.ollama}:/root/.ollama
-      - ${OLLAMA_SSH_KEY:-/dev/null}:/root/.ollama/id_ed25519:ro
-      - ${OLLAMA_SSH_KEY_PUB:-/dev/null}:/root/.ollama/id_ed25519.pub:ro
     ports:
       - "${OLLAMA_PORT:-11434}:11434"
     shm_size: '${OLLAMA_SHM_SIZE:-2gb}'
diff --git a/scripts/generate-olla-config.sh b/scripts/generate-olla-config.sh
index 298dea4..e8fdaa7 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-olla-config.sh
+++ b/scripts/generate-olla-config.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ if [[ -f "$ENV_FILE" ]]; then
     val="${val#\"}"; val="${val%\"}"
     val="${val#\'}"; val="${val%\'}"
     case "$key" in
-      OLLA_*|OLLAMA_REMOTE_*) eval "export $key=\$val" ;;
+      OLLA_*|OLLAMA_REMOTE_*)
+        declare -gx "$key=$val"
+        ;;
     esac
   done < "$ENV_FILE"
 fi