diff --git a/src/freedombone-utils-keys b/src/freedombone-utils-keys
index 0fff17e6..41ff97e1 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-utils-keys
+++ b/src/freedombone-utils-keys
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ function interactive_key_recovery {
         255) return;;
     esac
     ${PROJECT_NAME}-recoverkey -u $MY_USERNAME
+    if [ -d /home/$MY_USERNAME/.gnupg ]; then
+        cp -rf /home/$MY_USERNAME/.gnupg /root
+    fi
 }
 
 # NOTE: deliberately there is no "exit 0"