diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 20eae036b..3e46f34f5 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -2306,6 +2306,8 @@ private function check_git_if_build_needed()
                 ],
                 [
                     executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "echo '{$private_key}' | base64 -d | tee {$customSshKeyLocation} > /dev/null"),
+                    'hidden' => true,
+                    'skip_command_log' => true,
                 ],
                 [
                     executeInDocker($this->deployment_uuid, "chmod 600 {$customSshKeyLocation}"),
diff --git a/app/Traits/ExecuteRemoteCommand.php b/app/Traits/ExecuteRemoteCommand.php
index bb252148a..4d989f406 100644
--- a/app/Traits/ExecuteRemoteCommand.php
+++ b/app/Traits/ExecuteRemoteCommand.php
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public function execute_remote_command(...$commands)
             $ignore_errors = data_get($single_command, 'ignore_errors', false);
             $append = data_get($single_command, 'append', true);
             $command_hidden = data_get($single_command, 'command_hidden', false);
+            $skip_command_log = data_get($single_command, 'skip_command_log', false);
             $this->save = data_get($single_command, 'save');
             if ($this->server->isNonRoot()) {
                 if (str($command)->startsWith('docker exec')) {
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ public function execute_remote_command(...$commands)
             // Check for cancellation before executing commands
             if (isset($this->application_deployment_queue)) {
                 $this->application_deployment_queue->refresh();
-                if ($this->application_deployment_queue->status === \App\Enums\ApplicationDeploymentStatus::CANCELLED_BY_USER->value) {
+                if ($this->application_deployment_queue->status === ApplicationDeploymentStatus::CANCELLED_BY_USER->value) {
                     throw new \RuntimeException('Deployment cancelled by user', 69420);
                 }
             }
@@ -103,7 +104,7 @@ public function execute_remote_command(...$commands)
 
             while ($attempt < $maxRetries && ! $commandExecuted) {
                 try {
-                    $this->executeCommandWithProcess($command, $hidden, $customType, $append, $ignore_errors, $command_hidden);
+                    $this->executeCommandWithProcess($command, $hidden, $customType, $append, $ignore_errors, $command_hidden, $skip_command_log);
                     $commandExecuted = true;
                 } catch (\RuntimeException|DeploymentException $e) {
                     $lastError = $e;
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ public function execute_remote_command(...$commands)
 
                             // Check for cancellation during retry wait
                             $this->application_deployment_queue->refresh();
-                            if ($this->application_deployment_queue->status === \App\Enums\ApplicationDeploymentStatus::CANCELLED_BY_USER->value) {
+                            if ($this->application_deployment_queue->status === ApplicationDeploymentStatus::CANCELLED_BY_USER->value) {
                                 throw new \RuntimeException('Deployment cancelled by user during retry', 69420);
                             }
                         }
@@ -153,9 +154,9 @@ public function execute_remote_command(...$commands)
     /**
      * Execute the actual command with process handling
      */
-    private function executeCommandWithProcess($command, $hidden, $customType, $append, $ignore_errors, $command_hidden = false)
+    private function executeCommandWithProcess($command, $hidden, $customType, $append, $ignore_errors, $command_hidden = false, $skip_command_log = false)
     {
-        if ($command_hidden && isset($this->application_deployment_queue)) {
+        if ($command_hidden && ! $skip_command_log && isset($this->application_deployment_queue)) {
             $this->application_deployment_queue->addLogEntry('[CMD]: '.$this->redact_sensitive_info($command), hidden: true);
         }
 
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ private function executeCommandWithProcess($command, $hidden, $customType, $appe
             $sanitized_output = sanitize_utf8_text($output);
 
             $new_log_entry = [
-                'command' => $command_hidden ? null : $this->redact_sensitive_info($command),
+                'command' => $skip_command_log || $command_hidden ? null : $this->redact_sensitive_info($command),
                 'output' => $this->redact_sensitive_info($sanitized_output),
                 'type' => $customType ?? ($type === 'err' ? 'stderr' : 'stdout'),
                 'timestamp' => Carbon::now('UTC'),
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ private function executeCommandWithProcess($command, $hidden, $customType, $appe
                 // Check if deployment was cancelled while command was running
                 if (isset($this->application_deployment_queue)) {
                     $this->application_deployment_queue->refresh();
-                    if ($this->application_deployment_queue->status === \App\Enums\ApplicationDeploymentStatus::CANCELLED_BY_USER->value) {
+                    if ($this->application_deployment_queue->status === ApplicationDeploymentStatus::CANCELLED_BY_USER->value) {
                         throw new \RuntimeException('Deployment cancelled by user', 69420);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/DeployKeyDedicatedPathTest.php b/tests/Unit/DeployKeyDedicatedPathTest.php
index a3373f42a..04fa08b26 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/DeployKeyDedicatedPathTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/DeployKeyDedicatedPathTest.php
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@
  */
 $keyPath = '/root/.ssh/id_rsa_coolify_test-deployment-uuid';
 
+it('skips logging the docker deploy key materialization command before ls-remote', function () {
+    $source = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php');
+    $commandPosition = strpos($source, 'base64 -d | tee {$customSshKeyLocation}');
+
+    expect($commandPosition)->not->toBeFalse()
+        ->and(substr($source, $commandPosition, 200))->toContain("'skip_command_log' => true");
+});
+
+it('supports skipping command log entries without adding a hidden command entry', function () {
+    $source = file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../../app/Traits/ExecuteRemoteCommand.php');
+
+    expect($source)
+        ->toContain('$skip_command_log = data_get($single_command, \'skip_command_log\', false);')
+        ->toContain('if ($command_hidden && ! $skip_command_log && isset($this->application_deployment_queue))')
+        ->toContain('\'command\' => $skip_command_log || $command_hidden ? null : $this->redact_sensitive_info($command),');
+});
+
 it('writes a deploy key to a per-deployment path and cleans it up for ls-remote on the host', function () use ($keyPath) {
     $privateKey = Mockery::mock(PrivateKey::class)->makePartial();
     $privateKey->shouldReceive('getAttribute')->with('private_key')->andReturn('fake-private-key');