diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 860b4fa..a79fc48 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -53,17 +53,21 @@ assembleRelease:
     - |
       if [[ "$CI_COMMIT_TAG" =~ release ]]; then
         echo "Decoding keystore file from Base64"
-        # Debug: Check if BASE64_KEYSTORE is set
-        if [ -z "$BASE64_KEYSTORE" ]; then
-          echo "Error: BASE64_KEYSTORE is not set"
-          exit 1
-        fi
         
         # Debug: Print the first few characters of BASE64_KEYSTORE
-        echo "First 10 characters of BASE64_KEYSTORE: ${BASE64_KEYSTORE:0:10}..."
+        echo "First 20 characters of BASE64_KEYSTORE: ${BASE64_KEYSTORE:0:20}..."
+        
+        # Check if BASE64_KEYSTORE is a file path
+        if [[ "$BASE64_KEYSTORE" == /* ]] && [[ -f "$BASE64_KEYSTORE" ]]; then
+          echo "BASE64_KEYSTORE appears to be a file path. Reading content..."
+          BASE64_CONTENT=$(cat "$BASE64_KEYSTORE")
+        else
+          echo "BASE64_KEYSTORE is not a file path. Using as-is."
+          BASE64_CONTENT="$BASE64_KEYSTORE"
+        fi
         
         # Remove any potential whitespace or newline characters
-        CLEANED_KEYSTORE=$(echo "$BASE64_KEYSTORE" | tr -d '[:space:]')
+        CLEANED_KEYSTORE=$(echo "$BASE64_CONTENT" | tr -d '[:space:]')
         
         # Attempt to decode and save to a file
         if echo "$CLEANED_KEYSTORE" | base64 -d > "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/app/keystore.jks" 2>/tmp/base64_error; then
@@ -71,12 +75,15 @@ assembleRelease:
         else
           echo "Error decoding keystore file:"
           cat /tmp/base64_error
+          echo "First 20 characters of cleaned content: ${CLEANED_KEYSTORE:0:20}..."
           exit 1
         fi
         
         # Check if the keystore file was created and has content
         if [ -s "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/app/keystore.jks" ]; then
           echo "Keystore file created successfully"
+          # Print file size for verification
+          ls -l "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/app/keystore.jks"
         else
           echo "Error: Keystore file is empty or not created"
           exit 1