diff --git a/includes/post/rpm-repos-enable.ksi b/includes/post/rpm-repos-enable.ksi
index 8d3e025..af10380 100644
--- a/includes/post/rpm-repos-enable.ksi
+++ b/includes/post/rpm-repos-enable.ksi
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ set -x
 MACHINE_ARCH="$(uname -m)"
 DNF_RELEASEVER="$(dnf config-manager --dump-variables | grep 'releasever' | awk '{print $3}')"
 
+# import the key manually, since it does not get automatically get imported...
+rpm --import /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-Rocky-9
+
 # Setup networking temporarily
 [ -f /etc/resolv.conf ] || echo "nameserver 1.1.1.1" > /etc/resolv.conf