diff --git a/scripts/applyPatches.sh b/scripts/applyPatches.sh
index 890412a4f..30165ed59 100755
--- a/scripts/applyPatches.sh
+++ b/scripts/applyPatches.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 PS1="$"
 basedir="$(cd "$1" && pwd -P)"
 workdir="$basedir/work"
-gpgsign=$(git config commit.gpgsign)
+gpgsign="$(git config commit.gpgsign || echo "false")"
 echo "Rebuilding Forked projects.... "
 
 function applyPatch {
@@ -22,13 +22,21 @@ function applyPatch {
         git clone "$what" "$target"
     fi
     cd "$basedir/$target"
+
+    # Disable GPG signing before AM, slows things down and doesn't play nicely.
+    # There is also zero rational or logical reason to do so for these sub-repo AMs.
+    # Calm down kids, it's re-enabled (if needed) immediately after, pass or fail.
+    git config commit.gpgsign false
+
     echo "Resetting $target to $what_name..."
     git remote rm upstream > /dev/null 2>&1
     git remote add upstream "$basedir/$what" >/dev/null 2>&1
     git checkout master 2>/dev/null || git checkout -b master
     git fetch upstream >/dev/null 2>&1
     git reset --hard upstream/upstream
+
     echo "  Applying patches to $target..."
+
     git am --abort >/dev/null 2>&1
     git am --3way --ignore-whitespace "$basedir/${what_name}-Patches/"*.patch
     if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
@@ -43,18 +51,10 @@ function applyPatch {
 
 function enableCommitSigningIfNeeded {
     if [[ "$gpgsign" == "true" ]]; then
-        git config --global commit.gpgsign true
+        git config commit.gpgsign true
     fi
 }
 
-# Disable GPG signing before AM, slows things down and doesn't play nicely.
-# There is also zero rational or logical reason to do so for these sub-repo AMs.
-# Calm down kids, it's re-enabled (if needed) immediately after, pass or fail.
-if [[ "$gpgsign" == "true" ]]; then
-    # Yes, this has to be global
-    git config --global commit.gpgsign false
-fi
-
 # Move into spigot dir
 cd "$workdir/Spigot"
 basedir=$(pwd)
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ basedir=$(pwd)
 	applyPatch ../CraftBukkit Spigot-Server patched
 ) || (
 	echo "Failed to apply Spigot Patches"
-	enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
+    enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 	exit 1
 ) || exit 1
 # Move out of Spigot
@@ -73,17 +73,17 @@ cd "$basedir"
 
 echo "Importing MC Dev"
 
-./scripts/importmcdev.sh "$basedir"
+./scripts/importmcdev.sh "$basedir" >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 # Apply paper
 cd "$basedir"
 (
 	applyPatch "work/Spigot/Spigot-API" Paper-API HEAD &&
 	applyPatch "work/Spigot/Spigot-Server" Paper-Server HEAD
-	enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
+    enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 ) || (
 	echo "Failed to apply Paper Patches"
-	enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
+    enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 	exit 1
 ) || exit 1
 )
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index 51110efb7..79f336f91 100755
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ minecraftversion=$(cat "$workdir/BuildData/info.json"  | grep minecraftVersion |
 decompiledir="$workdir/$minecraftversion"
 nms="$decompiledir/net/minecraft/server"
 cb="src/main/java/net/minecraft/server"
+gpgsign="$(git config commit.gpgsign || echo "false")"
+
 
 patch=$(which patch 2>/dev/null)
 if [ "x$patch" == "x" ]; then
     patch="$basedir/hctap.exe"
 fi
 
+function enableCommitSigningIfNeeded {
+    if [[ "$gpgsign" == "true" ]]; then
+        git config commit.gpgsign true
+    fi
+}
+
 echo "Applying CraftBukkit patches to NMS..."
 cd "$workdir/CraftBukkit"
 git checkout -B patched HEAD >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -35,6 +43,10 @@ do
 done
 
 git add src >/dev/null 2>&1
+# We don't need to sign an automated commit
+# All it does is make you input your key passphrase mid-patch
+git config commit.gpgsign false
 git commit -m "CraftBukkit $ $(date)" >/dev/null 2>&1
+enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 git checkout -f HEAD^ >/dev/null 2>&1
 )