diff --git a/cli/release.php b/cli/release.php
index b86c1d7aa..acafcc02b 100755
--- a/cli/release.php
+++ b/cli/release.php
@@ -252,28 +252,27 @@ else if ($options['docker']) {
 
 if (isset($options['sign'])) {
 	echo "\x1b[33;1m === PGP Sign === \x1b[0m\n";
-	passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --armor --detach-sign '.escapeshellarg($tar_destination), $return_var);
-	passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --armor --detach-sign '.escapeshellarg($zip_destination), $return_var);
+	$gpg = 'gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB ';
+	$gpg_sign = $gpg . '--armor --detach-sign ';
+	passthru($gpg_sign . escapeshellarg($tar_destination), $return_var);
+	passthru($gpg_sign . escapeshellarg($zip_destination), $return_var);
 	if (isset($options['nextcloud'])) {
-		passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --armor --detach-sign '
-			.escapeshellarg("{$destPath}snappymail-{$package->version}-nextcloud.tar.gz"), $return_var);
+		passthru($gpg_sign . escapeshellarg("{$destPath}snappymail-{$package->version}-nextcloud.tar.gz"), $return_var);
 	}
 	if (isset($options['owncloud'])) {
-		passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --armor --detach-sign '
-			.escapeshellarg("{$destPath}snappymail-{$package->version}-owncloud.tar.gz"), $return_var);
+		passthru($gpg_sign . escapeshellarg("{$destPath}snappymail-{$package->version}-owncloud.tar.gz"), $return_var);
 	}
 	if (isset($options['cpanel'])) {
-		passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --armor --detach-sign '
-			.escapeshellarg("{$destPath}snappymail-{$package->version}-cpanel.tar.gz"), $return_var);
+		passthru($gpg_sign . escapeshellarg("{$destPath}snappymail-{$package->version}-cpanel.tar.gz"), $return_var);
 	}
 	if (isset($options['debian'])) {
-		passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --armor --detach-sign '
+		passthru($gpg_sign
 			. escapeshellarg(ROOT_DIR . "/build/dist/releases/webmail/{$package->version}/" . basename(DEB_DEST_DIR.'.deb')), $return_var);
 		// https://github.com/the-djmaze/snappymail/issues/185#issuecomment-1059420588
-		passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --digest-algo SHA512 --clearsign --output '
+		passthru($gpg . '--digest-algo SHA512 --clearsign --output '
 			. escapeshellarg(ROOT_DIR . "/build/dist/releases/webmail/{$package->version}/InRelease") . ' '
 			. escapeshellarg(ROOT_DIR . "/build/dist/releases/webmail/{$package->version}/Release"), $return_var);
-		passthru('gpg --local-user 1016E47079145542F8BA133548208BA13290F3EB --digest-algo SHA512 -abs --output '
+		passthru($gpg . '--digest-algo SHA512 -abs --output '
 			. escapeshellarg(ROOT_DIR . "/build/dist/releases/webmail/{$package->version}/Release.gpg") . ' '
 			. escapeshellarg(ROOT_DIR . "/build/dist/releases/webmail/{$package->version}/Release"), $return_var);
 	}