diff --git a/vns b/vns
index f483c54..dba6948 100644
--- a/vns
+++ b/vns
@@ -130,11 +130,7 @@ vns_gpgid () {
     # gpgid
     # Print a list of all recipients listed in .gpg-id
 
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2002
-    cat "${VNS_STORE}/.gpg-id" | while read -r recipient; do
-       echo "-r"
-       echo "$recipient"
-    done
+    sed 's/^/-r /' "$VNS_STORE/.gpg-id"
 
 }