diff --git a/activity.go b/activity.go
index db5228c..0700085 100644
--- a/activity.go
+++ b/activity.go
@@ -1433,7 +1433,6 @@ func ingestpubkey(origin string, obj junk.Junk) {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("error saving key: %s", err)
 	}
-	return
 }
 
 func ingestboxes(origin string, obj junk.Junk) {
diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index f750a3c..418a5b3 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ changelog
 
 -- next
 
++ Fix bug preventing import of keys
+
 -- 0.8.2
 
 ++ Import command to preserve those embarssassing old posts from Twitter.
diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 12be36e..a2371ea 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -594,15 +594,17 @@ var zaggies = cache.New(cache.Options{Filler: func(keyname string) (*rsa.PublicK
 		allinjest(originate(keyname), j)
 		row = stmtGetXonker.QueryRow(keyname, "pubkey")
 		err = row.Scan(&data)
-	}
-	if err == nil {
-		_, key, err := httpsig.DecodeKey(data)
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("error decoding %s pubkey: %s", keyname, err)
+			log.Printf("key not found after ingesting")
+			return nil, true
 		}
-		return key, true
 	}
-	return nil, true
+	_, key, err := httpsig.DecodeKey(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("error decoding %s pubkey: %s", keyname, err)
+		return nil, true
+	}
+	return key, true
 }, Limit: 512})
 
 func zaggy(keyname string) *rsa.PublicKey {