diff --git a/docs/install.org b/docs/install.org
index 0ee4f15..13d7147 100644
--- a/docs/install.org
+++ b/docs/install.org
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ cp ~/.ssh/id_<hostname> /mnt/home/marc/.ssh/id_<hostname>
 * Initialization
 Steps after reboot
 ** Set up the user
-You'll set the root password during the installation. You can then reboot and use the installed OS. First thing you'll have to do is log in as root and set the password for your user:
+You'll set the root password during the installation. You can then reboot and use the installed OS. First thing you'll have to do is log in as root (via vultr dashboard) and set the password for your user:
 #+BEGIN_SRC bash
 passwd marc
 #+END_SRC
diff --git a/secrets/ssh-keys/deploy_keys.sh b/secrets/ssh-keys/deploy_keys.sh
index f9fa3e0..939acfa 100755
--- a/secrets/ssh-keys/deploy_keys.sh
+++ b/secrets/ssh-keys/deploy_keys.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ fi
 read -p "Username: " USERNAME
 
 PRIVATE_KEY="id_$HOSTNAME"
+ENCRYPTED_PRIVATE_KEY="$PRIVATE_KEY.gpg"
 PUBLIC_KEY="id_$HOSTNAME.pub"
+DECRYPTED=f
+
+if [ ! -f $PRIVATE_KEY ]; then
+    DECRYPTED=t
+    echo "Decrypting private key ..."
+    gpg -d $ENCRYPTED_PRIVATE_KEY > $PRIVATE_KEY
+fi
 
 echo "Deploying private key ($PRIVATE_KEY) to ($USERNAME@$HOSTIP) ..."
 scp $PRIVATE_KEY $USERNAME@$HOSTIP:.ssh/$PRIVATE_KEY
@@ -19,4 +27,9 @@ scp $PRIVATE_KEY $USERNAME@$HOSTIP:.ssh/$PRIVATE_KEY
 echo "Deploying public key ($PUBLIC_KEY) to ($USERNAME@$HOSTIP) ..."
 scp $PUBLIC_KEY $USERNAME@$HOSTIP:.ssh/$PUBLIC_KEY
 
+if [ "$DECRYPTED" = 't' ]; then
+    echo "Deleting decrypted private key ..."
+    rm $PRIVATE_KEY
+fi
+
 echo "Done"