diff --git a/create-attributable-archive.sh b/create-attributable-archive.sh
index 3d5483a..7fa0e44 100755
--- a/create-attributable-archive.sh
+++ b/create-attributable-archive.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ signature_tag="file-integrity"
 out_dir="./out"
 inner_dir="$out_dir/contents"
 
+# save here to use in error_handle function
+num_of_args="$#"
+all_args="$@"
+
 checkcode() {
     local retcode
     if [ -z "$1" ]; then