diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml
index c14b4d371..2a16c08ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-backend-dev.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build backend and copy zip to S3
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y zip sed
-          sed -i "s/RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64/${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64 }}/g" utils/helper.go
+          echo "${{ secrets.RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64 }}" | base64 -d > temp.json
+          sed -i "s/RECAPTCHA_CONFIG_JSON_BASE64/$(< temp.json)/g" utils/helper.go
+          rm temp.json
           GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o main main.go
           zip canopas_serverless_dev_${{ github.sha }}.zip main
           aws s3 cp canopas_serverless_dev_${{ github.sha }}.zip s3://canopas-lambda-handlers