diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 5dc5b3d..166babb 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ -n "${INPUT_PUBLIC_KEY}" ]; then
-  curl -sLO "${INPUT_PUBLIC_KEY}" public_key
-fi
-
 dir="$(dirname "${INPUT_FILES}")"
 glob="$(basename "${INPUT_FILES}")"
 if [ "${glob}" = "**" ]; then
@@ -36,7 +32,7 @@ while IFS=  read -r f; do
   docker rm "${container}"
   if [ -n "${INPUT_PUBLIC_KEY}" ]; then
     echo "Public key specified. Uploading to sigstore public transparency log"
-    rekor upload --artifact "$f" --signature "${dest_sig}" --pki-format x509 --public-key public_key
+    rekor upload --artifact "$f" --signature "${dest_sig}" --pki-format x509 --public-key "${INPUT_PUBLIC_KEY}"
     ec=$?
     if [ $ec -ne 0 ]; then
       exit $ec