diff --git a/public/tools/rmt-client-setup-res b/public/tools/rmt-client-setup-res
index 5f5517d5f..6ddc7df73 100755
--- a/public/tools/rmt-client-setup-res
+++ b/public/tools/rmt-client-setup-res
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ else
 fi                                                                                                                                   
 
 echo "detect ${SLL_name} version... ${SLL_version}"                                                                                  
-echo "Importing repomd.xml.key"
-$RPM --import ${REGURL}/repo/SUSE/Updates/${SLL_name}/${SLL_version}/x86_64/update/repodata/repomd.xml.key
 
 echo "Disabling all repositories"
 dnf config-manager --disable $(dnf repolist -q | awk '{ print $1 }' | grep -v repo)
@@ -127,6 +125,9 @@ $CURL --silent --show-error --insecure $REGURL/tools/rmt-client-setup --output r
 echo "Running rmt-client-setup $PARAMS"
 sh rmt-client-setup $PARAMS
 
+echo "Importing repomd.xml.key"
+$RPM --import ${REGURL}/repo/SUSE/Updates/${SLL_name}/${SLL_version}/x86_64/update/repodata/repomd.xml.key
+
 if [[ ${SLL_version} > 8 ]]; then 
     systemctl start suseconnect-keepalive.timer
     systemctl enable suseconnect-keepalive.timer