diff --git a/cmd/vetinari-server/main.go b/cmd/vetinari-server/main.go
index 659a1b1213..f19e602a81 100644
--- a/cmd/vetinari-server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vetinari-server/main.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ func main() {
 		logrus.Fatal("Error parsing config: ", err.Error())
 		return // not strictly needed but let's be explicit
 	}
-	if conf.Logging {
-		logrus.SetLevel(conf.Logging.Level)
+	if conf.Logging.Level > 0 {
+		logrus.SetLevel(logrus.Level(conf.Logging.Level))
 	}
 
 	sigHup := make(chan os.Signal)
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func main() {
 	signal.Notify(sigHup, syscall.SIGHUP)
 	signal.Notify(sigTerm, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
-	var trust signed.TrustService
+	var trust signed.CryptoService
 	if conf.TrustService.Type == "remote" {
 		logrus.Info("[Vetinari] : Using remote signing service")
 		trust = signer.NewRufusSigner(conf.TrustService.Hostname, conf.TrustService.Port, conf.TrustService.TLSCAFile)
diff --git a/signer/rufus_trust.go b/signer/rufus_trust.go
index f2d226e049..cfd41b6125 100644
--- a/signer/rufus_trust.go
+++ b/signer/rufus_trust.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	pb "github.com/docker/rufus/proto"
 	"github.com/endophage/gotuf/data"
-	"github.com/endophage/gotuf/keys"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func NewRufusSigner(hostname string, port string, tlscafile string) *RufusSigner
 }
 
 // addKey allows you to add a private key to the trust service
-func (trust *RufusSigner) addKey(k *keys.PrivateKey) error {
+func (trust *RufusSigner) addKey(k *data.PrivateKey) error {
 	return errors.New("Not implemented: RufusSigner.addKey")
 }
 
@@ -75,19 +74,19 @@ func (trust *RufusSigner) Sign(keyIDs []string, toSign []byte) ([]data.Signature
 }
 
 // Create creates a remote key and returns the PublicKey associated with the remote private key
-func (trust *RufusSigner) Create() (*keys.PublicKey, error) {
+func (trust *RufusSigner) Create() (*data.PublicKey, error) {
 	publicKey, err := trust.kmClient.CreateKey(context.Background(), &pb.Void{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	//TODO(mccauley): Update API to return algorithm and/or take it as a param
-	public := keys.NewPublicKey("TODOALGORITHM", publicKey.PublicKey)
+	public := data.NewPublicKey("TODOALGORITHM", string(publicKey.PublicKey))
 	return public, nil
 }
 
 // PublicKeys returns the public key(s) associated with the passed in keyIDs
-func (trust *RufusSigner) PublicKeys(keyIDs ...string) (map[string]*keys.PublicKey, error) {
-	publicKeys := make(map[string]*keys.PublicKey)
+func (trust *RufusSigner) PublicKeys(keyIDs ...string) (map[string]*data.PublicKey, error) {
+	publicKeys := make(map[string]*data.PublicKey)
 	for _, ID := range keyIDs {
 		keyID := pb.KeyID{ID: ID}
 		sig, err := trust.kmClient.GetKeyInfo(context.Background(), &keyID)
@@ -95,7 +94,11 @@ func (trust *RufusSigner) PublicKeys(keyIDs ...string) (map[string]*keys.PublicK
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		publicKeys[sig.KeyID.ID] =
-			keys.NewPublicKey("TODOALGORITHM", sig.PublicKey)
+			data.NewPublicKey("TODOALGORITHM", string(sig.PublicKey))
 	}
 	return publicKeys, nil
 }
+
+func (trust *RufusSigner) CanSign(kID string) bool {
+	return true
+}