diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/secrets/key.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/secrets/key.py
index c57b12c42..bb2df9a7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/secrets/key.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/secrets/key.py
@@ -13,22 +13,25 @@ from .sops import (
     default_admin_private_key_path,
     generate_private_key,
     load_age_plugins,
-    maybe_get_admin_public_keys,
 )
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def generate_key() -> sops.SopsKey:
-    keys = maybe_get_admin_public_keys()
-    if keys is not None:
-        key = keys[0]
-        print(f"{key.key_type.name} key {key.pubkey} is already set", file=sys.stderr)
-        return key
+    """
+    Generate a new age key and return it as a SopsKey.
+
+    This function does not check if the key already exists.
+    It will generate a new key every time it is called.
+
+    Use 'check_key_exists' to check if a key already exists.
+    Before calling this function if you dont want to generate a new key.
+    """
 
     path = default_admin_private_key_path()
     _, pub_key = generate_private_key(out_file=path)
-    print(
+    log.info(
         f"Generated age private key at '{path}' for your user.\nPlease back it up on a secure location or you will lose access to your secrets."
     )
     return sops.SopsKey(
@@ -37,13 +40,21 @@ def generate_key() -> sops.SopsKey:
 
 
 def generate_command(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
-    key = generate_key()
-    key_type = key.key_type.name.lower()
-    print(f"Add your {key_type} public key to the repository with:", file=sys.stderr)
-    print(
-        f"clan secrets users add <username> --{key_type}-key {key.pubkey}",
-        file=sys.stderr,
-    )
+    pub_keys = sops.maybe_get_admin_public_keys()
+    if not pub_keys or args.new:
+        key = generate_key()
+        pub_keys = [key]
+
+    for key in pub_keys:
+        key_type = key.key_type.name.lower()
+        print(f"{key.key_type.name} key {key.pubkey} is already set", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(
+            f"Add your {key_type} public key to the repository with:", file=sys.stderr
+        )
+        print(
+            f"clan secrets users add <username> --{key_type}-key {key.pubkey}",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
 
 
 def show_command(args: argparse.Namespace) -> None:
@@ -89,6 +100,14 @@ def register_key_parser(parser: argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None:
             "`clan secrets users add --help'"
         ),
     )
+    parser_generate.add_argument(
+        "--new",
+        help=(
+            "Generate a new key, without checking if a key already exists. "
+            " This will not overwrite an existing key."
+        ),
+        action="store_true",
+    )
     parser_generate.set_defaults(func=generate_command)
 
     parser_show = subparser.add_parser("show", help="show public key")
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_secrets_cli.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_secrets_cli.py
index 2fac4f9ca..084101b0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_secrets_cli.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_secrets_cli.py
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import string
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest
+from clan_cli.secrets.key import generate_private_key
 from clan_cli.tests.age_keys import assert_secrets_file_recipients
 from clan_cli.tests.fixtures_flakes import FlakeForTest
 from clan_cli.tests.gpg_keys import GpgKey
@@ -629,11 +631,14 @@ def test_secrets(
     monkeypatch.setenv(
         "SOPS_AGE_KEY_FILE", str(test_flake_with_core.path / ".." / "age.key")
     )
-    with capture_output as output:
+    with patch(
+        "clan_cli.secrets.key.generate_private_key", wraps=generate_private_key
+    ) as spy:
         cli.run(
             ["secrets", "key", "generate", "--flake", str(test_flake_with_core.path)]
         )
-    assert "age private key" in output.out
+        assert spy.call_count == 1
+
     # Read the key that was generated
     with capture_output as output:
         cli.run(["secrets", "key", "show", "--flake", str(test_flake_with_core.path)])
@@ -971,7 +976,12 @@ def test_secrets_key_generate_gpg(
     with use_gpg_key(gpg_key, monkeypatch):
         # Make sure clan secrets key generate recognizes
         # the PGP key and does nothing:
-        with capture_output as output:
+        with (
+            capture_output as output,
+            patch(
+                "clan_cli.secrets.key.generate_private_key", wraps=generate_private_key
+            ) as spy_sops,
+        ):
             cli.run(
                 [
                     "secrets",
@@ -981,7 +991,8 @@ def test_secrets_key_generate_gpg(
                     str(test_flake_with_core.path),
                 ]
             )
-        assert "age private key" not in output.out
+            assert spy_sops.call_count == 0
+        # assert "age private key" not in output.out
 
         assert re.match(r"PGP key.+is already set", output.err), (
             f"expected /PGP key.+is already set/ =~ {output.err}"