diff --git a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
index 86429285..e293d496 100644
--- a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ get_from() {
 			return 0
 		fi
 	done < "$1"
-	printf '%s\n' "$3"
+	if [[ -n "$3" ]]; then
+		printf '%s\n' "$3"
+		return 0
+	fi
 	return 1
 }