diff --git a/bin/qvm-pass b/bin/qvm-pass
index a1aff2f..f635c7a 100755
--- a/bin/qvm-pass
+++ b/bin/qvm-pass
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ usage() {
     echo "        If your key is not named after a subcommand, you can also"
     echo "        get its contents by passing it as the first argument of"
     echo "        this command, omitting the get subcommand."
-    echo "    get-or-generate [-n symbols] <key>"
+    echo "    get-or-generate [-n] <key>"
     echo "        Retrieves a key from the pass store; creates the key"
     echo "        with 32 characters length if it does not exist yet,"
     echo "        and returns the generated key on standard output."
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ usage() {
 force=0
 multiline=0
 echo=0
-nosymbols=
+nosymbols=0
 
 TEMP=`getopt -o d:n:mfe? -- "$@"` || { usage ; exit 64 ; }
 eval set -- "$TEMP"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ while true ; do
                 *) export QUBES_PASS_DOMAIN="$2" ; shift 2 ;;
             esac ;;
         -n)
-            nosymbols="$2" ; shift 2 ;;
+            nosymbols=1 ; shift ;;
         -m)
             multiline=1 ; shift ;;
         -f)
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ case "$1" in
         exec qubes-pass-client "$1" "$2" "$nosymbols"
         ;;
     init)
-        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "000" ] ; then
+        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "0000" ] ; then
             echo "the $1 subcommand does not accept that option; run with -? for more information" >&2 ; exit 64
         fi
         if [ -n "$2" ] ; then
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ case "$1" in
         exec qubes-pass-client "$1"
         ;;
     rm)
-        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "000" ] ; then
+        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "0000" ] ; then
             echo "the $1 subcommand does not accept that option; run with -? for more information" >&2 ; exit 64
         fi
         if [ -z "$2" ] ; then
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ case "$1" in
         exec qubes-pass-client "$1" "$2" "$3" "$force"
         ;;
     insert)
-        if [ "$nosymbols" != "" ] ; then
+        if [ "$nosymbols" != "0" ] ; then
             echo "the $1 subcommand does not accept that option; run with -? for more information" >&2 ; exit 64
         fi
         shift
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ case "$1" in
         exec qubes-pass-client insert "$1" "$multiline" "$contents"
         ;;
     list)
-        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "000" ] ; then
+        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "0000" ] ; then
             echo "the $1 subcommand does not accept that option; run with -? for more information" >&2 ; exit 64
         fi
         exec qubes-pass-client list
         ;;
     *)
-        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "000" ] ; then
+        if [ "$force$multiline$echo$nosymbols" != "0000" ] ; then
             echo "the get subcommand does not accept that option; run with -? for more information" >&2 ; exit 64
         fi
         exec qubes-pass-client get "$1"
diff --git a/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage b/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage
index f5cc461..a8a1aca 100644
--- a/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage
+++ b/etc/qubes-rpc/ruddo.PassManage
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ elif [ "$cmd" == "get-or-generate" ] ; then
   if [ "$ret" == "1" ] && echo "$out" | grep -q "not in the password store" ; then
         logger -t ruddo.PassManage "creating password entry $entry"
         ret=0
-        if [ "$nosymbols" != "" ] ; then
-            out=$(pass generate -n "$nosymbols" -- "$entry" 32) || ret=$?
+        if [ "$nosymbols" == "1" ] ; then
+            out=$(pass generate -n -- "$entry" 32) || ret=$?
         else
             out=$(pass generate -- "$entry" 32) || ret=$?
         fi
diff --git a/qubes-pass.spec b/qubes-pass.spec
index 779b987..369c3f4 100644
--- a/qubes-pass.spec
+++ b/qubes-pass.spec
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 %define mybuildnumber %{?build_number}%{?!build_number:1}
 
 Name:           qubes-pass
-Version:        0.0.10
+Version:        0.0.11
 Release:        %{mybuildnumber}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Inter-VM pass password management for Qubes OS AppVMs and StandaloneVMs
 BuildArch:      noarch