diff --git a/rc/bashrc b/rc/bashrc
index 5c2995f1..b1d292e1 100644
--- a/rc/bashrc
+++ b/rc/bashrc
@@ -485,6 +485,9 @@ alias wkdlookup="gpg --auto-key-locate nodefault,wkd --locate-keys"
 # Ubuntu key server, Tor not necessary due to dirmngr config
 alias gpg-uks="gpg --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com"
 alias gpg-uks-recv="gpg --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys"
+# same for sks, be careful of the flooding attacks
+alias gpg-sks="gpg --keyserver hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net"
+alias gpg-sks-recv="gpg --keyserver hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys"
 alias gpg-export-minimal-ascii="gpg --armor --export-options export-minimal --export"
 alias gpg-export-minimal-binary="gpg --no-armor --export-options export-minimal --export"
 
diff --git a/rc/zshrc b/rc/zshrc
index 0f5d5783..bf088f6f 100644
--- a/rc/zshrc
+++ b/rc/zshrc
@@ -464,6 +464,9 @@ alias wkdlookup="gpg --auto-key-locate nodefault,wkd --locate-keys"
 # Ubuntu key server, Tor not necessary due to dirmngr config
 alias gpg-uks="gpg --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com"
 alias gpg-uks-recv="gpg --keyserver hkps://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys"
+# same for sks, be careful of the flooding attacks
+alias gpg-sks="gpg --keyserver hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net"
+alias gpg-sks-recv="gpg --keyserver hkps://hkps.pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys"
 alias gpg-export-minimal-ascii="gpg --armor --export-options export-minimal --export"
 alias gpg-export-minimal-binary="gpg --no-armor --export-options export-minimal --export"