diff --git a/internal/action/setup.go b/internal/action/setup.go
index 9eb26d344f..fb5b082291 100644
--- a/internal/action/setup.go
+++ b/internal/action/setup.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/backend"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/backend/crypto/age"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/backend/crypto/gpg"
+	gpgcli "github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/backend/crypto/gpg/cli"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/out"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/internal/store/root"
 	"github.com/gopasspw/gopass/pkg/ctxutil"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *Action) initCheckPrivateKeys(ctx context.Context, crypto backend.Crypto
 func (s *Action) initGenerateIdentity(ctx context.Context, crypto backend.Crypto, name, email string) error {
 	out.Printf(ctx, "🧪 Creating cryptographic key pair (%s) ...", crypto.Name())
 
-	if crypto.Name() == "gpgcli" {
+	if crypto.Name() == gpgcli.Name {
 		var err error
 
 		out.Printf(ctx, "🎩 Gathering information for the %s key pair ...", crypto.Name())
diff --git a/internal/backend/crypto/gpg/cli/gpg.go b/internal/backend/crypto/gpg/cli/gpg.go
index 23a2224cfe..52a2b78ff2 100644
--- a/internal/backend/crypto/gpg/cli/gpg.go
+++ b/internal/backend/crypto/gpg/cli/gpg.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ var (
 	Ext = "gpg"
 	// IDFile is the name of the recipients file used by this backend.
 	IDFile = ".gpg-id"
+	// Name is the name of this backend.
+	Name = "gpg"
 )
 
 // GPG is a gpg wrapper.
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ func (g *GPG) Initialized(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // Name returns gpg.
 func (g *GPG) Name() string {
-	return "gpg"
+	return Name
 }
 
 // Ext returns gpg.