diff --git a/GnuPG/__init__.py b/GnuPG/__init__.py
index cde18a2..abe50e7 100644
--- a/GnuPG/__init__.py
+++ b/GnuPG/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ def public_keys( keyhome ):
 	keys = list()
 	for line in p.stdout.readlines():
 		if line[0:3] == 'uid' or line[0:3] == 'pub':
+			if ('<' not in line or '>' not in line):
+				continue
 			key = line.split('<')[1].split('>')[0]
 			if keys.count(key) == 0:
 				keys.append(key)