diff --git a/dist/npmci.ssh.js b/dist/npmci.ssh.js
index 2d1a83c..e980c5b 100644
--- a/dist/npmci.ssh.js
+++ b/dist/npmci.ssh.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use strict";
 require("typings-global");
 var plugins = require("./npmci.plugins");
-var sshRegex = /^(.*)\|?(.*)\|?(.*)/;
+var sshRegex = /^(.*)\|(.*)\|(.*)/;
 var sshInstance;
 exports.ssh = function () {
     var done = plugins.q.defer();
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ exports.ssh = function () {
 var evaluateSshEnv = function (sshkeyEnvVarArg) {
     var resultArray = sshRegex.exec(sshkeyEnvVarArg);
     var sshKey = new plugins.smartssh.SshKey();
-    if (resultArray[1] && resultArray[1] != "undefined")
-        sshKey.privKeyBase64 = resultArray[1];
-    var publicKey;
-    if (resultArray[2] && resultArray[2] != "undefined")
-        sshKey.pubKeyBase64 = resultArray[2];
-    var host;
-    if (resultArray[3] && resultArray[3] != "undefined")
+    if (notUndefined(resultArray[1]))
         sshKey.host = resultArray[1];
+    if (notUndefined(resultArray[2]))
+        sshKey.privKeyBase64 = resultArray[2];
+    if (notUndefined(resultArray[3]))
+        sshKey.pubKeyBase64 = resultArray[3];
     sshInstance.addKey(sshKey);
 };
+var notUndefined = function (stringArg) {
+    return (stringArg && stringArg != "undefined" && stringArg != "##");
+};
 
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diff --git a/ts/npmci.ssh.ts b/ts/npmci.ssh.ts
index 9996846..a2c4bd8 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.ssh.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.ssh.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import "typings-global";
 import * as plugins from "./npmci.plugins";
 
-let sshRegex = /^(.*)\|?(.*)\|?(.*)/
+let sshRegex = /^(.*)\|(.*)\|(.*)/
 let sshInstance:plugins.smartssh.SshInstance;
 
 export let ssh = () => {
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ let evaluateSshEnv = (sshkeyEnvVarArg) => {
     let resultArray = sshRegex.exec(sshkeyEnvVarArg);
     let sshKey = new plugins.smartssh.SshKey();
     
-    if(resultArray[1] && resultArray[1] != "undefined") sshKey.privKeyBase64 = resultArray[1];
-    let publicKey:string;
-    if(resultArray[2] && resultArray[2] != "undefined") sshKey.pubKeyBase64 = resultArray[2];
-    let host:string;
-    if(resultArray[3] && resultArray[3] != "undefined") sshKey.host = resultArray[1];
+    if(notUndefined(resultArray[1])) sshKey.host = resultArray[1];
+    if(notUndefined(resultArray[2])) sshKey.privKeyBase64 = resultArray[2];
+    if(notUndefined(resultArray[3])) sshKey.pubKeyBase64 = resultArray[3];
     
     sshInstance.addKey(sshKey);
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};
+
+let notUndefined = (stringArg:string) => {
+    return (stringArg && stringArg != "undefined" && stringArg != "##")
+}
\ No newline at end of file