diff --git a/almalinux-8.6/Dockerfile b/almalinux-8.6/Dockerfile
index 6a091f8..0bf65f9 100644
--- a/almalinux-8.6/Dockerfile
+++ b/almalinux-8.6/Dockerfile
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 FROM almalinux:8.6
 RUN useradd -ms /bin/bash easybuild
+# Add new AlmaLinux 8 GPG key, c.f. https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-20-almalinux-8-key-update/
+RUN rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux
 # enable PowerTools repository, required by Lmod in EPEL
 RUN dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core && dnf config-manager --set-enabled powertools \
 && dnf -y install epel-release && dnf -y install python3 Lmod
-# Add new AlmaLinux 8 GPG key, c.f. https://almalinux.org/blog/2023-12-20-almalinux-8-key-update/
-RUN rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux
 # glibc-langpack-en provides locale stuff (for en_US.UTF-8)
 RUN dnf -y install bzip2 curl diffutils file gcc-c++ git glibc-langpack-en gzip make openssl openssl-devel rdma-core-devel patch sudo tar unzip which xz
 RUN python3 -m pip install archspec