diff --git a/apps/deploy-web/src/components/sdl/SSHKeyFromControl.tsx b/apps/deploy-web/src/components/sdl/SSHKeyFromControl.tsx
index 9345eb882..28c74fcd7 100644
--- a/apps/deploy-web/src/components/sdl/SSHKeyFromControl.tsx
+++ b/apps/deploy-web/src/components/sdl/SSHKeyFromControl.tsx
@@ -61,22 +61,24 @@ export const SSHKeyFormControl: FC<SSHKeyInputProps> = ({ control, serviceIndex,
                 </CustomTooltip>
               </div>
             }
-            placeholder="ssh-..."
+            placeholder="Enter your own pub key: ssh-.."
             className="flex-grow"
             inputClassName="pr-[100px]"
             value={field.value}
             onChange={event => field.onChange(event.target.value || "")}
             startIcon={<Key className="ml-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground" />}
-            endIcon={
-              <Button onClick={generateSSHKeys} type="button" size="sm" className="h-full" data-testid="generate-ssh-keys-btn">
-                Generate
-              </Button>
-            }
             data-testid="ssh-public-key-input"
           />
         )}
       />
 
+      <div className="mt-2 flex items-center justify-end space-x-2">
+        <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Or</span>
+        <Button onClick={generateSSHKeys} type="button" size="xs" data-testid="generate-ssh-keys-btn">
+          Generate new key
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+
       {hasGenerated && (
         <div className="mt-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
           <h4 className="text-lg">How to use</h4>