diff --git a/.mikaela/gpg.conf b/.mikaela/gpg.conf
index 2a39dca7..530f4b74 100644
--- a/.mikaela/gpg.conf
+++ b/.mikaela/gpg.conf
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ expert
 #verbose
 #verbose
 
-# Web of trust is dead
-import-options import-minimal
+## Web of Trust is dead
+# remove unusable signatures, this should allow key verification in cases
+# like Tails https://tails.boum.org/install/expert/usb/index.en.html
+import-options import-clean
+# export the most minimal possible key that only includes the most recent
+# self-sigs
 export-options export-minimal
 
 # Ask everything
diff --git a/gpg/gpg.conf b/gpg/gpg.conf
index bb335337..68fb81f1 100644
--- a/gpg/gpg.conf
+++ b/gpg/gpg.conf
@@ -79,8 +79,12 @@ expert
 #verbose
 #verbose
 
-# Web of trust is dead
-import-options import-minimal
+## Web of Trust is dead
+# remove unusable signatures, this should allow key verification in cases
+# like Tails https://tails.boum.org/install/expert/usb/index.en.html
+import-options import-clean
+# export the most minimal possible key that only includes the most recent
+# self-sigs
 export-options export-minimal
 
 # Ask everything