diff --git a/manifests/dependencies.pp b/manifests/dependencies.pp
index 6a42674..89440a7 100644
--- a/manifests/dependencies.pp
+++ b/manifests/dependencies.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   if ! defined(Package['bzip2'])           { package { 'bzip2':           ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['ca-certificates']) { package { 'ca-certificates': ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['gawk'])            { package { 'gawk':            ensure => present } }
+  if ! defined(Package['gnupg2'])          { package { 'gnupg2':           ensure => present } }
 
   # Generic Ruby dependencies
   if ! defined(Package['g++'])              { package { 'g++':              ensure => present } }
@@ -46,4 +47,5 @@
   if ! defined(Package['pkg-config'])       { package { 'pkg-config':       ensure => present } }
   if ! defined(Package['libffi-dev'])       { package { 'libffi-dev':       ensure => present } }
 
+
 }
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 661430c..f6af9b8 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -90,10 +90,20 @@
 
   $install_command = "su -c 'curl -L https://get.rvm.io | bash -s ${version}' - ${user}"
 
+  #execute gpg key installation before installing rvm
+  #key needs to be installed in user gpg keychain
+  exec { 'install-gpg-key':
+    path        => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin',
+    command     => 'gpg2 --keyserver hkp://keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys D39DC0E3',
+    user        => "${user}",
+    unless      => 'gpg2 --list-keys D39DC0E3',
+    require     => Package['gnupg2'],
+  }
+
   exec { $install_command:
     path    => '/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin',
     creates => "${homedir}/.rvm/bin/rvm",
-    require => [ Package['curl'], Package['bash'], User[$user] ],
+    require => [ Package['curl'], Package['bash'], User[$user], Exec['install-gpg-key'] ],
   }
 
   $rvm_executable = "${homedir}/.rvm/bin/rvm"