diff --git a/scripts/release/mule/deploy/rpm/deploy.sh b/scripts/release/mule/deploy/rpm/deploy.sh
index 52aebda281..f660f1d01b 100755
--- a/scripts/release/mule/deploy/rpm/deploy.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/mule/deploy/rpm/deploy.sh
@@ -51,20 +51,14 @@ echo "wat" | gpg -u rpm@algorand.com --clearsign
 
 cat << EOF > .rpmmacros
 %_gpg_name Algorand RPM <rpm@algorand.com>
-%__gpg /root/gnupg2/bin/gpg
+%__gpg /usr/bin/gpg2
 %__gpg_check_password_cmd true
 EOF
 
-cat << EOF > rpmsign.py
-import rpm
-import sys
-rpm.addSign(sys.argv[1], '')
-EOF
-
 mkdir rpmrepo
 for rpm in $(ls *"$VERSION"*.rpm)
 do
-    python3 rpmsign.py "$rpm"
+    rpmsign --addsign "$rpm"
     cp -p "$rpm" rpmrepo
 done