diff --git a/komrade/backend/phonelines.py b/komrade/backend/phonelines.py
index b9e6765..663a07f 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/phonelines.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/phonelines.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from komrade.backend import *
 def create_phonelines():
     # crypt
     keycrypt = Crypt(fn=PATH_CRYPT_OP_KEYS)
-    print(keycrypt.fn)
+    # print(keycrypt.fn)
 
     # Operator
     op_keypair = KomradeAsymmetricKey()
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ def create_phonelines():
     op_uri = op_pubkey.data_b64_s
     keycrypt.set(OPERATOR_NAME,op_pubkey.data,prefix='/pubkey/')
     keycrypt.set(op_uri,OPERATOR_NAME,prefix='/name/')
-    keycrypt.set(op_uri,op_privkey.data,prefix='/privkey/')
-
-
+    # keycrypt.set(op_uri,op_privkey.data,prefix='/privkey/')
+    pass_encr = KomradeSymmetricKeyWithPassphrase().encrypt(op_privkey.data)
+    # print('pass_encr',pass_encr)
+    with open(PATH_SUPER_SECRET_OP_KEY,'wb') as of:
+        of.write(pass_encr)
 
     ## Telephone
     phone_keypair = KomradeAsymmetricKey()
diff --git a/komrade/backend/reset.sh b/komrade/backend/reset.sh
index 9240a71..402b665 100755
--- a/komrade/backend/reset.sh
+++ b/komrade/backend/reset.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+
+
 python -c """
 
 import phonelines as p
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
index ff9027b..6694925 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
@@ -39,6 +39,21 @@ class TheOperator(Operator):
         from komrade.backend.phonelines import check_phonelines
         keychain = check_phonelines()[OPERATOR_NAME]
         self._keychain = {**self.load_keychain_from_bytes(keychain)}
+
+        privkey=None
+        if os.path.exists(PATH_SUPER_SECRET_OP_KEY):
+            with open(PATH_SUPER_SECRET_OP_KEY,'rb') as f:
+                pass_encr=f.read()
+                try:
+                    privkey=KomradeSymmetricKeyWithPassphrase().decrypt(pass_encr)
+                except ThemisError:
+                    exit('invalid password. operator shutting down.')
+
+        if privkey:
+            self._keychain['privkey']=KomradeAsymmetricPrivateKey(b64dec(privkey))
+
+        pprint(self._keychain)
+        exit()
         self._keychain = {**self.keychain()}
         # self.log('@Operator booted with keychain:',dict_format(self._keychain),'and passphrase',self.passphrase)
         clear_screen()