diff --git a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
index 1c93314c..fb42f938 100644
--- a/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
+++ b/scripts/pacman-key.sh.in
@@ -100,7 +100,22 @@ get_from() {
 	return 1
 }
 
+# Adds the given gpg.conf option if it is not present in the file.
+# Note that if we find it commented out, we won't add the option.
+# args: $1 conffile, $2 option-name, $3 (optional) option-value
+add_gpg_conf_option() {
+	local confline
+	# looking for the option 'bare', only leading spaces or # chars allowed,
+	# followed by at least one space and any other text or the end of line.
+	if ! grep -q "^[[:space:]#]*$2\([[:space:]].*\)*$" "$1" &>/dev/null; then
+		confline="$2"
+		[[ -n $3 ]] && confline="$2 $3"
+		echo "$confline" >> "$1"
+	fi
+}
+
 initialize() {
+	local conffile
 	# Check for simple existence rather than for a directory as someone
 	# may want to use a symlink here
 	[[ -e ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR} ]] || mkdir -p -m 755 "${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}"
@@ -113,11 +128,13 @@ initialize() {
 	chmod 600 ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/secring.gpg
 
 	# gpg.conf
-	[[ -f ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/gpg.conf ]] || touch  ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/gpg.conf
-	chmod 644 ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/gpg.conf
-	if ! grep -w -q "lock-never" ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/gpg.conf &>/dev/null; then
-		echo "lock-never" >> ${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/gpg.conf
-	fi
+	conffile="${PACMAN_KEYRING_DIR}/gpg.conf"
+	[[ -f $conffile ]] || touch "$conffile"
+	chmod 644 "$conffile"
+	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'no-greeting'
+	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'no-permission-warning'
+	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'lock-never'
+	add_gpg_conf_option "$conffile" 'keyserver' 'hkp://keys.gnupg.net'
 }
 
 check_keyring() {