diff --git a/modules/home/default.nix b/modules/home/default.nix
index e1a4bf81367ab94c08da38e09c9349991cfa5210..6e9a26196dcdf34958881eb89a2316560317139d 100644
--- a/modules/home/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/default.nix
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ in
             email = config.programs.git.userEmail;
             name = config.programs.git.userName;
           };
-          signing = {
+          signing = lib.mkIf (config.programs.git.signing.key != null) {
+            inherit (config.programs.git.signing) key;
+            backend = "gpg";
             behavior = "own";
-            backend = "ssh";
-            key = "~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub";
           };
           git = {
             sign-on-push = true;
diff --git a/users/clover/home.nix b/users/clover/home.nix
index 5fb0d3e278fe30910d702ec5e12ed553fc1461e3..72bcfaec101f041eb4446cb5874a40c9ea3ff74b 100644
--- a/users/clover/home.nix
+++ b/users/clover/home.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ in
           ripgrep
           uv
           nh
-          pkgs.autofmt
+          autofmt
+          gnupg
         ];
         # packages to install for desktop environments (non-server)
         desktop = [
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ in
 
     # use a git-specific email
     git.userEmail = "git@paperclover.net";
+    git.signing = {
+      signByDefault = true;
+      key = "C0D577FD799F9D11";
+    };
 
     jujutsu = {
       enable = true;
@@ -286,13 +291,14 @@ in
             )
           '';
         };
+
       };
     };
 
     ssh = {
       enable = true;
       extraConfig = ''
-        SetEnv TERM=xterm-color
+        SetEnv TERM=xterm-256color
       '';
       matchBlocks = rec {
         zenith = {