diff --git a/muttrc b/muttrc
index 571dfb2..362241e 100644
--- a/muttrc
+++ b/muttrc
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ set crypt_autosign
 set crypt_autoencrypt
 set crypt_verify_sig
 
+# by default, encrypt sent mail using my public key so that I can decrypt it
+# for reference
+set pgp_encrypt_only_command="/usr/lib/mutt/pgpewrap gpg --batch --quiet --no-verbose --output - --encrypt --textmode --armor --always-trust --encrypt-to=0x8EE30EAB -- -r %r -- %f"
+set pgp_encrypt_sign_command="/usr/lib/mutt/pgpewrap gpg %?p?--passphrase-fd 0? --batch --quiet --no-verbose --textmode --output - --encrypt --sign %?a?-u %a? --armor --always-trust --encrypt-to=0x8EE30EAB -- -r %r -- %f"
+
 # this is the default, but let's make it explicit for purposes of
 # documentation---I do not mass-sign e-mails, and the task of entering a
 # password does not add much to the time of composing an e-mail message