diff --git a/lib/ceph/__init__.py b/lib/ceph/__init__.py
index 26f1b91..a453b44 100644
--- a/lib/ceph/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ceph/__init__.py
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ def parse_key(raw_key):
     else:
         for element in raw_key.splitlines():
             if 'key' in element:
-                key = element.split(' = ')[1].strip()  # IGNORE:E1103
+                return element.split(' = ')[1].strip()  # IGNORE:E1103
     return key