diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-11.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-11.anka.pkr.hcl
index e2e1ee2ed..6c86c5f20 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-11.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-11.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -189,13 +189,10 @@ build {
   }
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
-      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}"
+      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}",
+      "echo ${var.xcversion_auth_cookie} | base64 --decode > ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
     ]
   }
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
-    source = "${var.xcversion_auth_cookie}"
-  }
   provisioner "shell" {
     script = "./provision/core/xcode.ps1"
     environment_vars = [
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl
index f5f48aa61..1b4adfe74 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-12.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -190,13 +190,10 @@ build {
   }
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
-      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}"
+      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}",
+      "echo ${var.xcversion_auth_cookie} | base64 --decode > ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
     ]
   }
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
-    source = "${var.xcversion_auth_cookie}"
-  }
   provisioner "shell" {
     script = "./provision/core/xcode.ps1"
     environment_vars = [
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
index fc844f7cf..27e0a679d 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -184,13 +184,10 @@ build {
   }
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
-      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}"
+      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}",
+      "echo ${var.xcversion_auth_cookie} | base64 --decode > ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
     ]
   }
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
-    source = "${var.xcversion_auth_cookie}"
-  }
   provisioner "shell" {
     script = "./provision/core/xcode.ps1"
     environment_vars = [
diff --git a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
index 6df2c2147..558cd5601 100644
--- a/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
+++ b/images/macos/templates/macOS-13.arm64.anka.pkr.hcl
@@ -184,13 +184,10 @@ build {
   }
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = [
-      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}"
+      "mkdir -p ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}",
+      "echo ${var.xcversion_auth_cookie} | base64 --decode > ~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
     ]
   }
-  provisioner "file" {
-    destination = "~/.fastlane/spaceship/${var.xcode_install_user}/cookie"
-    source = "${var.xcversion_auth_cookie}"
-  }
   provisioner "shell" {
     script = "./provision/core/xcode.ps1"
     environment_vars = [