diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index d5873ef5..bfd69ce3 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -78,8 +78,13 @@ lxc_image_compression_ratio: 0
 #       dest: "/etc/issue"
 lxc_container_cache_files: []
 
+# The DNS name of the LXD server to source the base container cache from
 lxc_image_cache_server: images.linuxcontainers.org
 
+# The keyservers to use when validating GPG keys for the downloaded cache
+lxc_image_cache_primary_keyserver: hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80
+lxc_image_cache_secondary_keyserver: hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80
+
 ## Default download template options
 ##  This can be customized to use a local build server and options.
 ##  By default these options will be fulfilled by the distro specific
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-gpg-156169a867d4653f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-gpg-156169a867d4653f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2e0b433
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/lxc-cache-gpg-156169a867d4653f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - The lxc_hosts role can now make use of a primary and secondary gpg
+    keyserver for gpg validation of the downloaded cache. Setting the
+    servers to use can be done using the
+    ``lxc_image_cache_primary_keyserver`` and
+    ``lxc_image_cache_secondary_keyserver`` variables.
diff --git a/tasks/lxc_cache.yml b/tasks/lxc_cache.yml
index 8178515e..13aaa3ac 100644
--- a/tasks/lxc_cache.yml
+++ b/tasks/lxc_cache.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,28 @@
     template: "download"
     state: stopped
     backing_store: "dir"
-    template_options: "{{ lxc_cache_download_template_options }}"
-  register: cache_download
+    template_options: "{{ lxc_cache_download_template_options }} --keyserver {{ lxc_image_cache_primary_keyserver }}"
+  register: cache_download_primary
   retries: 3
   delay: 10
-  until: cache_download|success
+  until: cache_download_primary | success
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  tags:
+    - lxc-cache
+    - lxc-cache-download
+
+- name: Create base container
+  lxc_container:
+    name: "LXC_NAME"
+    template: "download"
+    state: stopped
+    backing_store: "dir"
+    template_options: "{{ lxc_cache_download_template_options }} --keyserver {{ lxc_image_cache_secondary_keyserver }}"
+  when: cache_download_primary | failed
+  register: cache_download_secondary
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 10
+  until: cache_download_secondary | success
   tags:
     - lxc-cache
     - lxc-cache-download