diff --git a/leeloo/lib/leeloo/keystore.rb b/leeloo/lib/leeloo/keystore.rb
index 2ba6114..6d49f96 100644
--- a/leeloo/lib/leeloo/keystore.rb
+++ b/leeloo/lib/leeloo/keystore.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class PrivateLocalFileSystemKeystore < Keystore
     def initialize name, path
       super name
       @path = path
-      FileUtils.touch "#{@path}/.gpg-id"
+      File.write("#{@path}/.gpg-id", 'empty')
       FileUtils.mkdir_p "#{@path}/secrets"
     end
 
diff --git a/leeloo/lib/leeloo/version.rb b/leeloo/lib/leeloo/version.rb
index a544a64..4384469 100644
--- a/leeloo/lib/leeloo/version.rb
+++ b/leeloo/lib/leeloo/version.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module Leeloo
-  VERSION     = '0.5.2'.freeze
+  VERSION     = '0.5.3'.freeze
   DESCRIPTION = "The easiest way to share securely your secrets".freeze
 end