diff --git a/src/sugar/profile.py b/src/sugar/profile.py
index 3ea1e678..3f93bbad 100644
--- a/src/sugar/profile.py
+++ b/src/sugar/profile.py
@@ -105,14 +105,18 @@ class Profile(object):
             return None
 
         key = ""
+        begin_found = False
+        end_found = False
         for l in lines:
             l = l.strip()
             if l.startswith("-----BEGIN DSA PRIVATE KEY-----"):
+                begin_found = True
                 continue
             if l.startswith("-----END DSA PRIVATE KEY-----"):
+                end_found = True
                 continue
             key += l
-        if not len(key):
+        if not (len(key) and begin_found and end_found):
             logging.error("Error parsing public key.")
             return None