diff --git a/bin/update_sops.sh b/bin/update_sops.sh
index 0ad566b..bf00446 100755
--- a/bin/update_sops.sh
+++ b/bin/update_sops.sh
@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ function main(){
 
   # VERIFY
   if [[ "${#secrets_file_list[@]}" != "0" ]]; then
+    # import keys
+    pushd "${keyfiles_dir}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+    gpg --import *.gpg.pub
+    popd > /dev/null 2>&1
+    # update
     for secrets_file in "${secrets_file_list[@]}"; do
       fn_sops_updatekeys_and_verify "${secrets_file}"
     done