diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 7becb0b..a32c647 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@ checkcode $?
 # unset keystore_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 printf "archivin keys..."
-7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" "private_*" "private_*.pub" "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt" -p -mhe=on # > /dev/null 2>&1
+7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" "private_*" "private_*.pub" "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt" -p"$keystore_passphrase" -mhe=on # > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "testing key archive..."
-7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p # > /dev/null 2>&1
+7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" # > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 # unset keystore_passphrase