diff --git a/app/models/key.rb b/app/models/key.rb
index 0c41e34d969..f119b15c737 100644
--- a/app/models/key.rb
+++ b/app/models/key.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class Key < ActiveRecord::Base
     value&.delete!("\n\r")
     value.strip! unless value.blank?
     write_attribute(:key, value)
+    @public_key = nil
   end
 
   def publishable_key
diff --git a/spec/models/key_spec.rb b/spec/models/key_spec.rb
index 8eabc4ca72f..81c2057e175 100644
--- a/spec/models/key_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/key_spec.rb
@@ -155,5 +155,15 @@ describe Key, :mailer do
     it 'strips white spaces' do
       expect(described_class.new(key: " #{valid_key} ").key).to eq(valid_key)
     end
+
+    it 'invalidates the public_key attribute' do
+      key = build(:key)
+
+      original = key.public_key
+      key.key = valid_key
+
+      expect(original.key_text).not_to be_nil
+      expect(key.public_key.key_text).to eq(valid_key)
+    end
   end
 end