diff --git a/binhost.sh b/binhost.sh
index eae1271..a627783 100755
--- a/binhost.sh
+++ b/binhost.sh
@@ -92,21 +92,40 @@ init_container() {
     echo "Running setup..."
     podman exec "$CONTAINER_NAME" bash -c "
         mkdir -p /root/.gnupg
+        chmod 700 /root/.gnupg
+
+        # needed for headless signing
         echo 'allow-loopback-pinentry' > /root/.gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
         gpg-connect-agent reloadagent /bye
-        gpg --batch --import /tmp/signing.key
-        mkdir -p /etc/portage/gnupg
-        gpg --export | gpg --homedir /etc/portage/gnupg --import
-        # really yikes man, i don't know what it's doing 
-        # that it can't read trustdb
-        chmod 755 /etc/portage/gnupg
-        chmod 755 /root/.gnupg
-        find /etc/portage/gnupg -type f -exec chmod 666 {} +
 
-        FINGERPRINT=\$(gpg --with-colons --show-keys /tmp/signing.key | awk -F: '/^pub/ { print \$5 }' | head -n1)
-        echo \"\$FINGERPRINT:6:\" | gpg --homedir /etc/portage/gnupg --import-ownertrust
+        # import to root
+        gpg --batch --import /tmp/signing.key
+
+        mkdir -p /etc/portage/gnupg
+        chmod 700 /etc/portage/gnupg # Keep strict during import operations
+
+        # import to portage
+        gpg --homedir /etc/portage/gnupg --batch --import /tmp/signing.key
+
+        FINGERPRINT=\$(gpg --with-colons --show-keys /tmp/signing.key | awk -F: '/^fpr:/ { print \$10; exit }')
+
+        if [ -z \"\$FINGERPRINT\" ]; then
+            echo \"Error: Could not obtain fingerprint\"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # trust the key in root
+        echo \"\$FINGERPRINT:6:\" | gpg --batch --import-ownertrust
+        # trust the key in portage
+        echo \"\$FINGERPRINT:6:\" | gpg --homedir /etc/portage/gnupg --batch --import-ownertrust
         gpg --homedir /etc/portage/gnupg --check-trustdb
 
+        chmod 700 /root/.gnupg
+        find /root/.gnupg -type f -exec chmod 600 {} +
+
+        chmod 755 /etc/portage/gnupg
+        find /etc/portage/gnupg -type f -exec chmod 644 {} +
+
         if [[ ! -d /var/db/repos/gentoo/profiles ]]; then
             emerge-webrsync -q
         fi