diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0e60e6d..42b39b6 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ COPY entrypoint /bin/
 RUN chmod +x /bin/entrypoint
 COPY initproton /bin/
 RUN chmod +x /bin/initproton
-COPY gpgparams /tmp/
 WORKDIR /var/lib/proton
 EXPOSE 25/tcp
 EXPOSE 143/tcp
diff --git a/gpgparams b/gpgparams
deleted file mode 100755
index 720ad37..0000000
--- a/gpgparams
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-%no-protection
-%echo Generating a basic OpenPGP key
-Key-Type: RSA
-Key-Length: 2048
-Name-Real: pass-key
-Expire-Date: 0
-%commit
-%echo done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/initproton b/initproton
index 7b7aeeb..53b72dd 100755
--- a/initproton
+++ b/initproton
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ if [ -n "$PASS_FILE" ]; then
 fi
 
 if ! [ -f ./initialized ]; then
-  gpg --generate-key --batch /tmp/gpgparams
+  echo -e "%no-protection\nKey-Type: RSA\nKey-Length: 2048\nName-Real: $EMAIL\nExpire-Date: 0\n%commit" \
+    | gpg --generate-key --batch
   pass init pass-key
   COMMAND="login\n$EMAIL\n$PASSWORD"
   RUN_2FA_LOGIN=${RUN_2FA_LOGIN:-}