diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 07daa898f..cddcc45e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release
         env:
           gh_ci_key: ${{ secrets.GH_CI_KEY }}
+          ziti_ci_gpg_key: ${{ secrets.ZITI_CI_GPG_KEY }}
+          ziti_ci_gpg_key_id: ${{ secrets.ZITI_CI_GPG_KEY_ID }}
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release-')
         run: |
           $(go env GOPATH)/bin/ziti-ci configure-git
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml b/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml
index bb5face22..b415e4509 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-dependency.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update Dependency
         env:
           gh_ci_key: ${{ secrets.GH_CI_KEY }}
+          ziti_ci_gpg_key: ${{ secrets.ZITI_CI_GPG_KEY }}
+          ziti_ci_gpg_key_id: ${{ secrets.ZITI_CI_GPG_KEY_ID }}
         run: |
           $(go env GOPATH)/bin/ziti-ci configure-git
           $(go env GOPATH)/bin/ziti-ci update-go-dependency  ${{ github.event.inputs.updated-dependency }}
diff --git a/router/xlink_transport/listener.go b/router/xlink_transport/listener.go
index cffb67684..409afc77e 100644
--- a/router/xlink_transport/listener.go
+++ b/router/xlink_transport/listener.go
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ func (self *listener) bindSplitChannel(binding channel.Binding, chanType channel
 
 	xli, err := self.getOrCreateSplitLink(string(id), routerId, routerVersion, binding, chanType)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("erroring binding link channel")
+		log.WithError(err).Error("error binding link channel")
+		return err
 	}
 
 	latencyPing := chanType == PayloadChannel