diff --git a/src/freedombone-pass b/src/freedombone-pass
index be32e3e3..b9f6118c 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-pass
+++ b/src/freedombone-pass
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ else
         mkdir -p ~/.passwords/$CURR_USERNAME
     fi
     # padding helps to ensure than nothing can be learned from the length of the cyphertext
-    pad_string "${CURR_PASSWORD}" | gpg -ca --cipher-algo AES256 --passphrase "$MASTER_PASSWORD" > ~/.passwords/$CURR_USERNAME/$CURR_APP
+    pad_string "${CURR_PASSWORD}" | gpg --batch -ca --cipher-algo AES256 --passphrase "$MASTER_PASSWORD" > ~/.passwords/$CURR_USERNAME/$CURR_APP
     if [ ! -f ~/.passwords/$CURR_USERNAME/$CURR_APP ]; then
         MASTER_PASSWORD=
         exit 5