diff --git a/js/zerobin.js b/js/zerobin.js
index 08ec2de..6ff43d6 100644
--- a/js/zerobin.js
+++ b/js/zerobin.js
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ function zeroCipher(key, message) {
     if ($('input#password').val().length == 0) {
         return sjcl.encrypt(key, compress(message));
     }
-    return sjcl.encrypt(key + sjcl.codec.hex.fromBits(sjcl.hash.sha256.hash($("input#password").val())), compress(message));
+    return sjcl.encrypt(key + sjcl.codec.hex.fromBits(sjcl.hash.sha256.hash($("input#passwordinput").val())), compress(message));
 }
 
 /**