diff --git a/cmd/camput/init.go b/cmd/camput/init.go
index a98ddf994..b6deea015 100644
--- a/cmd/camput/init.go
+++ b/cmd/camput/init.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// TODO(mpl): Shouldn't we move this subcommand to camtool? e.g as 'camtool configinit' ?
-// It does not feel like a good fit in camput since this does not send anything
-// to a server.
-
 package main
 
 import (
@@ -40,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 type initCmd struct {
 	newKey bool
 	gpgkey string
+	noconfig bool
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -47,6 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 		cmd := new(initCmd)
 		flags.BoolVar(&cmd.newKey, "newkey", false, "Automatically generate a new identity in a new secret ring.")
 		flags.StringVar(&cmd.gpgkey, "gpgkey", "", "GPG key to use for signing (overrides $GPGKEY environment)")
+		flags.BoolVar(&cmd.noconfig, "noconfig", false, "Stop after creating the public key blob, and do not try and create a config file.")
 		return cmd
 	})
 }
@@ -172,6 +170,10 @@ func (c *initCmd) RunCommand(args []string) error {
 
 	log.Printf("Your Camlistore identity (your GPG public key's blobref) is: %s", bref.String())
 
+	if c.noconfig {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	configFilePath := osutil.UserClientConfigPath()
 	_, err = os.Stat(configFilePath)
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/config/dev-server-config.json b/config/dev-server-config.json
index ebb14cd07..68dc0fe58 100644
--- a/config/dev-server-config.json
+++ b/config/dev-server-config.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
           "handler": "jsonsign",
           "handlerArgs": {
               "secretRing": ["_env", "${CAMLI_SECRET_RING}"],
-              "keyId": "26F5ABDA",
+              "keyId": ["_env", "${CAMLI_KEYID}"],
               "publicKeyDest": "/bs/"
           }
      },
diff --git a/dev/devcam/camget.go b/dev/devcam/camget.go
index 499de4215..bf6cf8d17 100644
--- a/dev/devcam/camget.go
+++ b/dev/devcam/camget.go
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ func (c *getCmd) build() error {
 
 func (c *getCmd) setEnvVars() error {
 	setenv("CAMLI_CONFIG_DIR", filepath.Join("config", "dev-client-dir"))
-	setenv("CAMLI_SECRET_RING", filepath.FromSlash("pkg/jsonsign/testdata/test-secring.gpg"))
-	setenv("CAMLI_KEYID", "26F5ABDA")
+	setenv("CAMLI_SECRET_RING", filepath.FromSlash(defaultSecring))
+	setenv("CAMLI_KEYID", defaultKeyID)
 	setenv("CAMLI_AUTH", "userpass:camlistore:pass3179")
 	setenv("CAMLI_DEV_KEYBLOBS", filepath.FromSlash("config/dev-client-dir/keyblobs"))
 	c.verbose, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("CAMLI_QUIET"))
diff --git a/dev/devcam/camput.go b/dev/devcam/camput.go
index 94d5e6f33..d66340b51 100644
--- a/dev/devcam/camput.go
+++ b/dev/devcam/camput.go
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ func (c *putCmd) build() error {
 
 func (c *putCmd) setEnvVars() error {
 	setenv("CAMLI_CONFIG_DIR", filepath.Join("config", "dev-client-dir"))
-	setenv("CAMLI_SECRET_RING", filepath.FromSlash("pkg/jsonsign/testdata/test-secring.gpg"))
-	setenv("CAMLI_KEYID", "26F5ABDA")
+	setenv("CAMLI_SECRET_RING", filepath.FromSlash(defaultSecring))
+	setenv("CAMLI_KEYID", defaultKeyID)
 	setenv("CAMLI_AUTH", "userpass:camlistore:pass3179")
 	setenv("CAMLI_DEV_KEYBLOBS", filepath.FromSlash("config/dev-client-dir/keyblobs"))
 	if c.altkey {
diff --git a/dev/devcam/server.go b/dev/devcam/server.go
index c3f9e4b0b..82de159f6 100644
--- a/dev/devcam/server.go
+++ b/dev/devcam/server.go
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ import (
 	"camlistore.org/pkg/osutil"
 )
 
+const (
+	// default secret ring used in tests and in devcam commands
+	defaultSecring = "pkg/jsonsign/testdata/test-secring.gpg"
+	// public ID of the GPG key in defaultSecring  
+	defaultKeyID = "26F5ABDA"
+)
+
 type serverCmd struct {
 	// start of flag vars
 	all      bool
@@ -273,7 +280,8 @@ func (c *serverCmd) setEnvVars() error {
 	}
 	setenv("CAMLI_PORT", c.port)
 	setenv("CAMLI_SECRET_RING", filepath.Join(camliSrcRoot,
-		filepath.FromSlash("pkg/jsonsign/testdata/test-secring.gpg")))
+		filepath.FromSlash(defaultSecring)))
+	setenv("CAMLI_KEYID", defaultKeyID)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/dev/devcam/test.go b/dev/devcam/test.go
index 548cf92c7..15634bec5 100644
--- a/dev/devcam/test.go
+++ b/dev/devcam/test.go
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ func (c *testCmd) RunCommand(args []string) error {
 	if err := c.buildSelf(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := c.genKeyBlob(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := c.runTests(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -86,27 +89,6 @@ func (c *testCmd) syncSrc() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *testCmd) runTests() error {
-	args := []string{"test"}
-	if !strings.HasSuffix(c.buildGoPath, "-nosqlite") {
-		args = append(args, "--tags=with_sqlite")
-	}
-	if c.short {
-		args = append(args, "-short")
-	}
-	args = append(args, []string{
-		"./pkg/...",
-		"./server/camlistored",
-		"./server/appengine",
-		"./cmd/...",
-	}...)
-	env := append(cleanGoEnv(),
-		"SKIP_DEP_TESTS=1",
-		"GOPATH="+c.buildGoPath,
-	)
-	return runExec("go", args, env)
-}
-
 // cleanGoEnv returns a copy of the current environment with GOPATH and
 // GOBIN removed.
 func cleanGoEnv() (clean []string) {
@@ -143,3 +125,45 @@ func (c *testCmd) buildSelf() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (c *testCmd) genKeyBlob() error {
+	cmdBin := filepath.FromSlash("./bin/devcam")
+	args := []string{
+		"put",
+		"init",
+		"--gpgkey="+defaultKeyID,
+		"--noconfig",
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(cmdBin, args...)
+	cmd.Env = append(cleanGoEnv(),
+		"CAMLI_SECRET_RING="+filepath.FromSlash(defaultSecring),
+		"GOPATH="+c.buildGoPath,
+	)
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error generating keyblobs: %v", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *testCmd) runTests() error {
+	args := []string{"test"}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(c.buildGoPath, "-nosqlite") {
+		args = append(args, "--tags=with_sqlite")
+	}
+	if c.short {
+		args = append(args, "-short")
+	}
+	args = append(args, []string{
+		"./pkg/...",
+		"./server/camlistored",
+		"./server/appengine",
+		"./cmd/...",
+	}...)
+	env := append(cleanGoEnv(),
+		"SKIP_DEP_TESTS=1",
+		"GOPATH="+c.buildGoPath,
+	)
+	return runExec("go", args, env)
+}
diff --git a/doc/environment-vars.txt b/doc/environment-vars.txt
index a7e4a8b3e..e1b0c0d79 100644
--- a/doc/environment-vars.txt
+++ b/doc/environment-vars.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ CAMLI_INCLUDE_PATH (string):
   directory. It should be in the OS path form, i.e. unix-like systems would be
   /path/1:/path/two:/some/other/path, and Windows would be C:\path\one;D:\path\2
 
+CAMLI_KEYID (string):
+  devcam commands only, used by config/dev-server-config.json, and
+  config/dev-client-dir/client-config.json: public ID of the GPG key
+  to use for signing.
+
 CAMLI_MONGO_WIPE (bool):
   Wipe out mongo based index on startup.
 
diff --git a/misc/buildbot/bot.go b/misc/buildbot/bot.go
index d0efae199..64c255230 100644
--- a/misc/buildbot/bot.go
+++ b/misc/buildbot/bot.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var NameToCmd = map[string]string{
 	"buildGoTip1": "./make.bash",
 	"buildCamli1": "go run make.go -v",
 	"buildCamli2": "go build -o devcam ./dev/devcam/",
-	"buildCamli3": "devcam test",
+	"buildCamli3": "./devcam test",
 	"runCamli":    "./devcam server --wipe --mysql",
 	"hitCamliUi1": "http://localhost:3179/ui/",
 	"camget":      "./devcam get ",