diff --git a/src/freedombone b/src/freedombone
index 8539efa0..f2fe48d4 100755
--- a/src/freedombone
+++ b/src/freedombone
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ function read_configuration {
   fi
 
   if [ -f $CONFIGURATION_FILE ]; then
+      if grep -q "GPG_KEYSERVER" $CONFIGURATION_FILE; then
+          GPG_KEYSERVER=$(grep "GPG_KEYSERVER" $CONFIGURATION_FILE | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
+      fi
       if grep -q "IPFS_PORT" $CONFIGURATION_FILE; then
           IPFS_PORT=$(grep "IPFS_PORT" $CONFIGURATION_FILE | awk -F '=' '{print $2}')
       fi