diff --git a/exec/main.c b/exec/main.c
index 44bccc76..0868e6b7 100644
--- a/exec/main.c
+++ b/exec/main.c
@@ -1125,6 +1125,9 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		ais_done (AIS_DONE_MAINCONFIGREAD);
 	}
 
+	aisexec_keyread (openais_config.totem_config.private_key);
+	openais_config.totem_config.private_key_len = sizeof (openais_config.totem_config.private_key);
+
 	res = log_setup (&error_string, openais_config.logmode, openais_config.logfile);
 	if (res == -1) {
 		log_printf (LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, error_string);
diff --git a/exec/totem.h b/exec/totem.h
index 7369c66d..296752a2 100644
--- a/exec/totem.h
+++ b/exec/totem.h
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct totem_config {
 	/*
 	 * key information
 	 */
-	unsigned char *private_key;
+	unsigned char private_key[128];
 	int private_key_len;
 
 	/*