diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
index 6a4235ca6..bb58a2111 100755
--- a/plugins/git/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -259,8 +259,10 @@ cmd-git-public-key() {
 
   if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub" ]]; then
     cat "$DOKKU_ROOT/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub"
+    return
   elif [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" ]]; then
     cat "$DOKKU_ROOT/.ssh/id_rsa.pub"
+    return
   fi
 
   fn-git-auth-error