diff --git a/lib/sshyp.py b/lib/sshyp.py
index 620452a..8d4481e 100755
--- a/lib/sshyp.py
+++ b/lib/sshyp.py
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ def decrypt(_entry_dir, _quick_verify=None, _quick_pass=None):
 
     # check quick-unlock status, fetch passphrase
     if _quick_verify:
-        _quick_pass = whitelist_verify(port, username_ssh, ip, client_device_id)
+        _quick_pass = whitelist_verify(port, username_ssh, ip, client_device_id, identity)
     else:
         if _quick_pass is None:
             _quick_pass = False
@@ -184,14 +184,14 @@ def decrypt(_entry_dir, _quick_verify=None, _quick_pass=None):
 
 
 # checks the user's whitelist status and fetches the full gpg key password if possible
-def whitelist_verify(_port, _username_ssh, _ip, _client_device_id):
+def whitelist_verify(_port, _username_ssh, _ip, _client_device_id, _identity):
     try:
         run(('gpg', '--pinentry-mode', 'cancel', '-qd', '--output', '/dev/null',
              f"{home}/.config/sshyp/lock.gpg"), stderr=DEVNULL, check=True)
         return False
     except CalledProcessError:
         _i, _full_password = 0, ''
-        _server_whitelist = run(('ssh', '-i', identity, '-p', _port, f"{_username_ssh}@{_ip}",
+        _server_whitelist = run(('ssh', '-i', _identity, '-p', _port, f"{_username_ssh}@{_ip}",
                                  f'python3 -c \'from os import listdir; print(*listdir("/home/{_username_ssh}'
                                  f'/.config/sshyp/whitelist"))\''), stdout=PIPE, text=True).stdout.rstrip().split()
         for _device_id in _server_whitelist:
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ def whitelist_verify(_port, _username_ssh, _ip, _client_device_id):
                 from getpass import getpass
                 _quick_unlock_password = getpass(prompt='\nquick-unlock pin: ')
                 _quick_unlock_password_excluded = \
-                    run(('ssh', '-i', identity, '-p',  _port, f"{_username_ssh}@{_ip}",
+                    run(('ssh', '-i', _identity, '-p',  _port, f"{_username_ssh}@{_ip}",
                          f"gpg --pinentry-mode loopback --passphrase '{_quick_unlock_password}' "
                          f"-qd ~/.config/sshyp/excluded.gpg"), stdout=PIPE, text=True).stdout.rstrip()
                 while _i < len(_quick_unlock_password_excluded):