diff --git a/nix-system-configs/modules/secrets-config/sops-database.nix b/nix-system-configs/modules/secrets-config/sops-database.nix
index 1a1da83..30a56db 100644
--- a/nix-system-configs/modules/secrets-config/sops-database.nix
+++ b/nix-system-configs/modules/secrets-config/sops-database.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
   # Declare the GCS service account secret
   sops.secrets."gcloud_bucket" = {
-    format = "json";
+    format = "binary"; # Apparently this can make it behave as is.
     sopsFile = ../../secrets/database/gcloud_bucket.json;
     owner = "root";
     mode = "0400";