diff --git a/symlinks/config/aerc/aerc.conf b/symlinks/config/aerc/aerc.conf
index 73bca4e..c12f8ac 100644
--- a/symlinks/config/aerc/aerc.conf
+++ b/symlinks/config/aerc/aerc.conf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # operations. Otherwise, the internal openpgp implemenation will be used.
 #
 # Default: internal
-pgp-provider=internal
+pgp-provider=gpg
 
 # By default, the file permissions of accounts.conf must be restrictive and
 # only allow reading by the file owner (0600). Set this option to true to