diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_and_upload_to_firebase.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_and_upload_to_firebase.yml
index 4b269bf..6a4ba00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_and_upload_to_firebase.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_and_upload_to_firebase.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m unittest discover -s tests -p "test_*.py"
 
+      - name: Debug Environment Variables
+        run: |
+          echo "FIREBASE_TYPE: ${{ env.FIREBASE_TYPE }}"
+          echo "FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID: ${{ env.FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID }}"
+
       - name: Check test status and run scraper/Firebase uploader
         if: ${{ steps.test.outcome == 'success' }}
         run: |
diff --git a/src/firebase_uploader.py b/src/firebase_uploader.py
index 0e7dc00..81e3a16 100644
--- a/src/firebase_uploader.py
+++ b/src/firebase_uploader.py
@@ -10,38 +10,30 @@ def initialize_firebase():
     dotenv_path = find_dotenv()
     load_dotenv(dotenv_path)
 
-    FIREBASE_URL = os.getenv("FIREBASE_URL")
-    FIREBASE_KEY = os.getenv("FIREBASE_KEY")
-    FIREBASE_TYPE = os.getenv("FIREBASE_TYPE")
-    FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID = os.getenv("FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID")
-    FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID = os.getenv("FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID")
-    FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY = os.getenv("FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY")
-    FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL = os.getenv("FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL")
-    FIREBASE_CLIENT_ID = os.getenv("FIREBASE_CLIENT_ID")
-    FIREBASE_AUTH_URI = os.getenv("FIREBASE_AUTH_URI")
-    FIREBASE_TOKEN_URI = os.getenv("FIREBASE_TOKEN_URI")
-    FIREBASE_AUTH_PROVIDER_X509_CERT_URL = os.getenv(
-        "FIREBASE_AUTH_PROVIDER_X509_CERT_URL"
-    )
-    FIREBASE_CLIENT_X509_CERT_URL = os.getenv("FIREBASE_CLIENT_X509_CERT_URL")
-    FIREBASE_UNIVERSE_DOMAIN = os.getenv("FIREBASE_UNIVERSE_DOMAIN")
-
-    cred = credentials.Certificate(
-        {
-            "type": FIREBASE_TYPE,
-            "project_id": FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID,
-            "private_key_id": FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID,
-            "private_key": FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY,
-            "client_email": FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL,
-            "client_id": FIREBASE_CLIENT_ID,
-            "auth_uri": FIREBASE_AUTH_URI,
-            "token_uri": FIREBASE_TOKEN_URI,
-            "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": FIREBASE_AUTH_PROVIDER_X509_CERT_URL,
-            "client_x509_cert_url": FIREBASE_CLIENT_X509_CERT_URL,
-            "universe_domain": FIREBASE_UNIVERSE_DOMAIN,
-        }
-    )
-    firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {"databaseURL": FIREBASE_URL})
+    # Parse the credentials as JSON
+    cred_dict = {
+        "type": os.getenv("FIREBASE_TYPE"),
+        "project_id": os.getenv("FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID"),
+        "private_key_id": os.getenv("FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY_ID"),
+        "private_key": os.getenv("FIREBASE_PRIVATE_KEY").replace(
+            "\\n", "\n"
+        ),  # Replace \\n with actual newlines
+        "client_email": os.getenv("FIREBASE_CLIENT_EMAIL"),
+        "client_id": os.getenv("FIREBASE_CLIENT_ID"),
+        "auth_uri": os.getenv("FIREBASE_AUTH_URI"),
+        "token_uri": os.getenv("FIREBASE_TOKEN_URI"),
+        "auth_provider_x509_cert_url": os.getenv(
+            "FIREBASE_AUTH_PROVIDER_X509_CERT_URL"
+        ),
+        "client_x509_cert_url": os.getenv("FIREBASE_CLIENT_X509_CERT_URL"),
+        "universe_domain": os.getenv("FIREBASE_UNIVERSE_DOMAIN"),
+    }
+
+    # Remove any None values
+    cred_dict = {k: v for k, v in cred_dict.items() if v is not None}
+
+    cred = credentials.Certificate(cred_dict)
+    firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {"databaseURL": os.getenv("FIREBASE_URL")})
 
 
 def backup_songs(songs_ref, backup_ref):