diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 190a793..0e2355e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ on:
         required: false
       gcp_credentials:
         description: "The JSON key for deploying to GCP"
-        required: true
+        required: false
 
 jobs:
   setup:
@@ -189,4 +189,4 @@ jobs:
       region: europe-west2
     secrets:
       function-admin-api-key: ${{ secrets.function-admin-api-key }}
-      gcp_credentials: ${{ secrets.gcp_credentials }}
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+      gcp_credentials: ${{ secrets.gcp_credentials }}