diff --git a/src/tools/pgenc/pg_enc.c b/src/tools/pgenc/pg_enc.c
index d548fd6..de5740c 100644
--- a/src/tools/pgenc/pg_enc.c
+++ b/src/tools/pgenc/pg_enc.c
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 		}
 		stpncpy(enc_key, buf, sizeof(enc_key));
+		pool_key = enc_key;
 	}
 	else
 	{