diff --git a/gpg-interface.c b/gpg-interface.c
index 4feacf16e5..61c0690e12 100644
--- a/gpg-interface.c
+++ b/gpg-interface.c
@@ -128,13 +128,19 @@ void set_signing_key(const char *key)
 int git_gpg_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(var, "user.signingkey")) {
+		if (!value)
+			return config_error_nonbool(var);
 		set_signing_key(value);
+		return 0;
 	}
+
 	if (!strcmp(var, "gpg.program")) {
 		if (!value)
 			return config_error_nonbool(var);
 		gpg_program = xstrdup(value);
+		return 0;
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }