diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index c9a35eb..46583bf 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -122,13 +122,15 @@ fi
 unset keystore_passphrase_check > /dev/null 2>&1
 
 printf "archivin keys..."
-7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" "private_*" "private_*.pub" "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt" > /dev/null 2>&1
+7z a "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p$keystore_passphrase "private_*" "private_*.pub" "attribution_passphrase_${unix_seconds}.txt" > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
 printf "testing key archive..."
-7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p"$keystore_passphrase" > /dev/null 2>&1
+7z t "keystore/keystore_${unix_seconds}.7z" -p$keystore_passphrase > /dev/null 2>&1
 checkcode $?
 
+unset keystore_passphrase
+
 printf "resetting environment..."
 bash reset.sh
 checkcode $?