diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index fb025e63..41ba6ded 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
 default['rvm']['group_id']      = 'default'
 default['rvm']['group_users']   = []
 
+# GPG key for rvm verification
+default['rvm']['gpg_key']       = 'D39DC0E3'
+
 case platform
 when "redhat","centos","fedora","scientific","amazon"
   node.set['rvm']['install_pkgs']   = %w{sed grep tar gzip bzip2 bash curl git}
diff --git a/recipes/system_install.rb b/recipes/system_install.rb
index 234da352..d41117a0 100644
--- a/recipes/system_install.rb
+++ b/recipes/system_install.rb
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@
   g.run_action(:create)
 end
 
+execute 'Adding gpg key' do
+  command "`which gpg2 || which gpg` --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys #{node['rvm']['gpg_key']}"
+  only_if 'which gpg2 || which gpg'
+  not_if { node['rvm']['gpg_key'].empty? }
+end
+
 rvm_installation("root")