diff --git a/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh b/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh
index 2323d2521..69a25aa2d 100644
--- a/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh
+++ b/home.admin/config.scripts/bitcoin.install.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "install" ]; then
   cd /home/admin/download || exit 1
 
   # receive signer key
-  if ! gpg --keyserver hkps://keys.openpgp.org --recv-key "71A3 B167 3540 5025 D447 E8F2 7481 0B01 2346 C9A6"
+  if ! gpg --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv-key "71A3 B167 3540 5025 D447 E8F2 7481 0B01 2346 C9A6"
   then
     echo "# FAIL # Couldn't download Wladimir J. van der Laan's PGP pubkey"
     exit 1