diff --git a/mayan/apps/django_gpg/runtime.py b/mayan/apps/django_gpg/runtime.py
index 58977b0f7e..2a471b09e9 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/django_gpg/runtime.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/django_gpg/runtime.py
@@ -1,14 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
-import sys
-
 from .api import GPG
-from .settings import KEYSERVERS, GPG_HOME
+from .settings import GPG_HOME, GPG_PATH, KEYSERVERS
 
-try:
-    gpg = GPG(home=GPG_HOME, keyservers=KEYSERVERS)
-except Exception as exception:
-    gpg = GPG(keyservers=KEYSERVERS)
-    # TODO: Maybe raise a standard exception to signify configuration error
-    sys.stderr.write(u'ERROR: GPG initialization error: %s\n' % exception)
-    sys.stderr.write(u'INFO: Initializating GPG with system default home\n')
+gpg = GPG(binary_path=GPG_PATH, home=GPG_HOME, keyservers=KEYSERVERS)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/django_gpg/settings.py b/mayan/apps/django_gpg/settings.py
index b377e2a9a2..c33ce25ed3 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/django_gpg/settings.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/django_gpg/settings.py
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ register_settings(
     settings=[
         {'name': u'KEYSERVERS', 'global_name': u'SIGNATURES_KEYSERVERS', 'default': ['pool.sks-keyservers.net'], 'description': _(u'List of keyservers to be queried for unknown keys.')},
         {'name': u'GPG_HOME', 'global_name': u'SIGNATURES_GPG_HOME', 'default': os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, u'gpg_home'), 'description': _(u'Home directory used to store keys as well as configuration files.')},
+        {'name': u'GPG_PATH', 'global_name': u'SIGNATURES_GPG_PATH', 'default': u'/usr/bin/gpgs', 'description': _(u'Path to the GPG binary.')},
     ]
 )