diff --git a/gl-compile-conf b/gl-compile-conf
index 6568c0f..19cdbb5 100755
--- a/gl-compile-conf
+++ b/gl-compile-conf
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ open my $newkeys_fh, ">", $ENV{HOME} . "/.ssh/new_authkeys"
 # save existing authkeys minus the GL-added stuff
 while (<$authkeys_fh>)
 {
-    print $newkeys_fh unless (/^# gitosis-lite start/../^# gitosis-lite end/);
+    print $newkeys_fh $_ unless (/^# gitosis-lite start/../^# gitosis-lite end/);
 }
 
 # add our "start" line, each key on its own line (prefixed by command and