diff --git a/config/backports/dak.conf b/config/backports/dak.conf
index 993cb80da76c9cad76b254afefdf9ee0313abcb0..bfdbc8b988b69f97b84e8058253992a757036892 100644
--- a/config/backports/dak.conf
+++ b/config/backports/dak.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ Dinstall
    // Note: Key must be without a passphrase or it wont work automagically!
    SigningKeyring "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/s3kr1t/dot-gnupg/secring.gpg";
    SigningPubKeyring "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/s3kr1t/dot-gnupg/pubring.gpg";
-   SigningKeyIds "55BE302B";
    SendmailCommand "/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t -f envelope@ftp-master.debian.org";
    MyEmailAddress "backports.debian.org archive Installer <installer@backports.debian.org>";
    MyAdminAddress "ftpmaster@backports.debian.org";
diff --git a/config/debian/dak.conf b/config/debian/dak.conf
index 6447388ecd89c4a9d375b3e0a7374d9f72a21f04..192a039b29f16bc6ed234aafbaad3e32f745ec6a 100644
--- a/config/debian/dak.conf
+++ b/config/debian/dak.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Dinstall
    };
    SigningKeyring "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/s3kr1t/dot-gnupg/secring.gpg";
    SigningPubKeyring "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/s3kr1t/dot-gnupg/pubring.gpg";
-   SigningKeyIds "55BE302B";
 //   SendmailCommand "/usr/sbin/sendmail -odq -oi -t -f envelope@ftp-master.debian.org";
    SendmailCommand "/usr/sbin/sendmail -oi -t -f envelope@ftp-master.debian.org";
    MyEmailAddress "Debian FTP Masters <ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org>";
diff --git a/dak/generate_releases.py b/dak/generate_releases.py
index 04627fc458ffc78d36e1f53de3ab684945ea2b4c..5d7f007ba8e162c93791f32032cd3301e874ffdd 100755
--- a/dak/generate_releases.py
+++ b/dak/generate_releases.py
@@ -371,10 +371,7 @@ def main ():
                 keyring += " --keyring \"%s\"" % Cnf["Dinstall::SigningPubKeyring"]
 
             arguments = "--no-options --batch --no-tty --armour"
-            if Cnf.has_key("Dinstall::SigningKeyIds"):
-                signkeyids = Cnf["Dinstall::SigningKeyIds"].split()
-            else:
-                signkeyids = [""]
+            signkeyids=Cnf.signingkeyids.split()
 
             dest = Cnf["Dir::Root"] + tree + "/Release.gpg"
             if os.path.exists(dest):
diff --git a/daklib/config.py b/daklib/config.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index aad28d8a6f5e9260deefca63a050d2bd7176ebd4..1c3f92ba5d41ec5b4bc9a64301be8bb1a23512a6
--- a/daklib/config.py
+++ b/daklib/config.py
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ class Config(object):
         Of course, what the values do is another matter
         """
         for field in [('db_revision',      None,       int),
-                      ('defaultsuitename', 'unstable', str)]:
+                      ('defaultsuitename', 'unstable', str),
+                      ('signingkeyids',    '',         str)
+                      ]:
             setattr(self, 'get_%s' % field[0], lambda x=None: self.get_db_value(field[0], field[1], field[2]))
             setattr(Config, '%s' % field[0], property(fget=getattr(self, 'get_%s' % field[0])))