diff --git a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.conf b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.conf
index dbf919759..6be9947e6 100644
--- a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.conf
+++ b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.conf
@@ -12,3 +12,9 @@ KEY_DIR = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/crypto-eddsa/
 
 # Where does the helper listen for requests?
 UNIXPATH = $TALER_RUNTIME_DIR/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa.sock
+
+# Where should the security module store it's private key?
+SM_PRIV_KEY = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa/.private-key
+
+# For how long into the future do we pre-generate keys?
+LOOKAHEAD_SIGN = 1 year
diff --git a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.conf b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.conf
index 6d7135d9b..231e04fb0 100644
--- a/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.conf
+++ b/src/util/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.conf
@@ -5,10 +5,16 @@
 # wallets picking one key and then due to network latency
 # another key being valid.  The DURATION_WITHDRAW period
 # must be longer than this value.
-OVERLAP_DURATION = 5m
+OVERLAP_DURATION = 5 m
 
 # Where do we store the private keys.
 KEY_DIR = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/crypto-rsa/
 
 # Where does the helper listen for requests?
 UNIXPATH = $TALER_RUNTIME_DIR/taler-helper-crypto-rsa.sock
+
+# Where should the security module store it's private key?
+SM_PRIV_KEY = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/taler-helper-crypto-rsa/.private-key
+
+# For how long into the future do we pre-generate keys?
+LOOKAHEAD_SIGN = 1 year
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diff --git a/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.conf b/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.conf
index bdb72a853..99528579a 100644
--- a/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.conf
+++ b/src/util/test_helper_eddsa.conf
@@ -4,5 +4,3 @@ OVERLAP_DURATION = 1 s
 DURATION = 1 minute
 KEY_DIR = ${TALER_RUNTIME_DIR}/test_helper_eddsa/
 UNIXPATH = ${TALER_RUNTIME_DIR}test_helper_eddsa.unix
-
-SM_PRIV_KEY = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/taler-helper-crypto-eddsa/.private-key
diff --git a/src/util/test_helper_rsa.conf b/src/util/test_helper_rsa.conf
index e3b3d0895..f45fe0142 100644
--- a/src/util/test_helper_rsa.conf
+++ b/src/util/test_helper_rsa.conf
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ LOOKAHEAD_SIGN = 5 minutes
 OVERLAP_DURATION = 1 s
 KEY_DIR = ${TALER_RUNTIME_DIR}/test_helper_rsa/
 UNIXPATH = ${TALER_RUNTIME_DIR}test_helper_rsa.unix
-
-SM_PRIV_KEY = ${TALER_DATA_HOME}/taler-helper-crypto-rsa/.private-key