diff --git a/api/utils.py b/api/utils.py
index 13fad5b0..2d797fd7 100644
--- a/api/utils.py
+++ b/api/utils.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ def verify_signed_message(pub_key, signed_message):
     # verify the signed message
     verified = gpg.verify(signed_message)
 
-    if verified.fingerprint == import_result.fingerprints[0]:
+    if verified.valid and verified.fingerprint == import_result.fingerprints[0]:
         header = "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----\nHash: SHA512\n\n"
         footer = "-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----"
         cleartext_message = signed_message.split(header)[1].split(footer)[0].strip()
diff --git a/tests/robots/1/signed_message b/tests/robots/1/signed_message
index 6be10ef6..2f88965f 100644
--- a/tests/robots/1/signed_message
+++ b/tests/robots/1/signed_message
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ Hash: SHA512
 bcrt1qrrvml8tr4lkwlqpg9g394tye6s5950qf9tj9e9
 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
 
-iHUEARYIAB0WIQQyIVYjhac1qLz7sLwuNFtLSY2XJAUCZVUUTQAKCRAuNFtLSY2X
-JA4zAP9PW71ZvQglGnexa9LYryVbnI0w3WnWXYaOmowy/aMM5wD/a2xZNk95DiDq
-s8PnKT41yS+QIBrn7+iZ2DqlCjKdNgc=
-=NOcM
+iHUEARYKAB0WIQQyIVYjhac1qLz7sLwuNFtLSY2XJAUCZnxJEwAKCRAuNFtLSY2X
+JEEvAQCh/RPf17JvbodoTbmnyrxWFAeydn3aNefnCVtPrL81XQD/YPMEfIM4f2Tf
+3uPqTn0vtXUKtsYtZvxRi8STL7nXKws=
+=Nlv0
 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----