diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/gcs/Gcs.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/gcs/Gcs.ts
index 3c97f1c5a5..6d313fca1f 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/gcs/Gcs.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/plugins/gcs/Gcs.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ export default class Gcs implements IStorageAdapterV2 {
     // this.bucketName = process.env.NC_GCS_BUCKET;
     options.credentials = {
       client_email: this.input.client_email,
-      private_key: this.input.private_key
+      // replace \n with real line breaks to avoid
+      // error:0909006C:PEM routines:get_name:no start line
+      private_key: this.input.private_key.replace(/\\n/gm, '\n')
     };
 
     this.bucketName = this.input.bucket;