diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 337a4e6..7998991 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,3 +54,6 @@
 
 * 2.7.3 -- 2022-06-24
   - add decrypt key for access_key.yml file
+
+* 2.7.4 -- 2022-06-27
+  - fix pgp key detection
diff --git a/access_keys.tf b/access_keys.tf
index f3e3b16..617848e 100644
--- a/access_keys.tf
+++ b/access_keys.tf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ locals {
       username     = aws_iam_user.user.name
       region       = local.account_environment == "ew" ? "us-east-1" : "us-gov-east-1"
       profile      = var.profile == null ? "" : var.profile
-      pgp_key_file = fileexists(var.pgp_key_file) ? var.pgp_key_file : ""
+      pgp_key_file = local.pgp_key_file_exists ? var.pgp_key_file : ""
   })
   access_key_file = templatefile("${path.module}/templates/access_key.tpl",
     {
diff --git a/version.tf b/version.tf
index 41edc43..6850d18 100644
--- a/version.tf
+++ b/version.tf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 locals {
   _module_name    = "aws-iam-user"
-  _module_version = "2.7.3"
+  _module_version = "2.7.4"
 }