diff --git a/monkeysign/gpg.py b/monkeysign/gpg.py
index 90a5d5d2c11f03348c153af2f24b97248657dd6f..74e0f693d11afc9bde318a109fa4fe58cd9f3ab2 100644
--- a/monkeysign/gpg.py
+++ b/monkeysign/gpg.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class Keyring():
         if homedir is not None:
             self.context.set_option('homedir', homedir)
         else:
-            homedir = os.path.join((os.path.expanduser("~"), '.gnupg'))
+            homedir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), '.gnupg')
             if 'GNUPGHOME' in os.environ:
                 homedir = os.environ['GNUPGHOME']
         self.homedir = homedir