diff --git a/scripts/applyPatches.sh b/scripts/applyPatches.sh
index 53f2c398bd..890412a4ff 100755
--- a/scripts/applyPatches.sh
+++ b/scripts/applyPatches.sh
@@ -22,23 +22,13 @@ 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.
-    if [[ "$gpgsign" == "true" ]]; then
-        git config commit.gpgsign false
-    fi
-
     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
@@ -53,10 +43,18 @@ function applyPatch {
 
 function enableCommitSigningIfNeeded {
     if [[ "$gpgsign" == "true" ]]; then
-        git config commit.gpgsign true
+        git config --global 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=$(pwd)
@@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ basedir=$(pwd)
 	applyPatch ../CraftBukkit Spigot-Server patched
 ) || (
 	echo "Failed to apply Spigot Patches"
-    enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
+	enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 	exit 1
 ) || exit 1
 # Move out of Spigot
@@ -82,10 +80,10 @@ cd "$basedir"
 (
 	applyPatch "work/Spigot/Spigot-API" Paper-API HEAD &&
 	applyPatch "work/Spigot/Spigot-Server" Paper-Server HEAD
-    enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
+	enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 ) || (
 	echo "Failed to apply Paper Patches"
-    enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
+	enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 	exit 1
 ) || exit 1
 )
diff --git a/scripts/init.sh b/scripts/init.sh
index a5760c4e9a..51110efb73 100755
--- a/scripts/init.sh
+++ b/scripts/init.sh
@@ -9,19 +9,12 @@ minecraftversion=$(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)
 
 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
@@ -42,12 +35,6 @@ 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
-if [[ "$gpgsign" == "true" ]]; then
-	git config commit.gpgsign false
-fi
 git commit -m "CraftBukkit $ $(date)" >/dev/null 2>&1
-enableCommitSigningIfNeeded
 git checkout -f HEAD^ >/dev/null 2>&1
 )