diff --git a/pass/Controllers/SettingsTableViewController.swift b/pass/Controllers/SettingsTableViewController.swift
index 7952572..85376c6 100644
--- a/pass/Controllers/SettingsTableViewController.swift
+++ b/pass/Controllers/SettingsTableViewController.swift
@@ -113,7 +113,15 @@ class SettingsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
                 if auth == "Password" {
                     gitCredential = GitCredential(credential: GitCredential.Credential.http(userName: username, password: password!))
                 } else {
-                    gitCredential = GitCredential(credential: GitCredential.Credential.ssh(userName: username, password: Defaults[.gitRepositorySSHPrivateKeyPassphrase]!, publicKeyFile: Globals.sshPublicKeyURL, privateKeyFile: Globals.sshPrivateKeyURL))
+                    gitCredential = GitCredential(
+                        credential: GitCredential.Credential.ssh(
+                            userName: username,
+                            password: Defaults[.gitRepositorySSHPrivateKeyPassphrase]!,
+                            publicKeyFile: Globals.sshPublicKeyURL,
+                            privateKeyFile: Globals.sshPrivateKeyURL,
+                            passwordNotSetCallback: self.requestSshKeyPassword
+                        )
+                    )
                 }
                 let dispatchQueue = DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated)
                 dispatchQueue.async {
@@ -179,7 +187,32 @@ class SettingsTableViewController: UITableViewController {
             touchIDSwitch.isEnabled = false
         }
     }
-    
+
+    func requestSshKeyPassword() -> String {
+        let sem = DispatchSemaphore(value: 0)
+        var newPassword = ""
+
+        DispatchQueue.main.async {
+            SVProgressHUD.dismiss()
+            let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Password", message: "Please fill in the password of your SSH key.", preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.alert)
+
+            alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: UIAlertActionStyle.default, handler: {_ in
+                newPassword = alert.textFields!.first!.text!
+                sem.signal()
+            }))
+
+            alert.addTextField(configurationHandler: {(textField: UITextField!) in
+                textField.text = PasswordStore.shared.gitRepositoryPassword
+                textField.isSecureTextEntry = true
+            })
+
+            self.present(alert, animated: true, completion: nil)
+        }
+
+        let _ = sem.wait(timeout: DispatchTime.distantFuture)
+        return newPassword
+    }
+
     func actOnPasswordStoreErasedNotification() {
         pgpKeyTableViewCell.detailTextLabel?.text = "Not Set"
         touchIDSwitch.isOn = false
diff --git a/pass/Models/PasswordStore.swift b/pass/Models/PasswordStore.swift
index a3a14f5..28577a0 100644
--- a/pass/Models/PasswordStore.swift
+++ b/pass/Models/PasswordStore.swift
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ struct GitCredential {
     
     enum Credential {
         case http(userName: String, password: String)
-        case ssh(userName: String, password: String, publicKeyFile: URL, privateKeyFile: URL)
+        case ssh(userName: String, password: String, publicKeyFile: URL, privateKeyFile: URL, passwordNotSetCallback: (() -> String)? )
     }
     
     var credential: Credential
-    
+
     func credentialProvider() throws -> GTCredentialProvider {
         return GTCredentialProvider { (_, _, _) -> (GTCredential?) in
             var credential: GTCredential? = nil
@@ -65,8 +65,27 @@ struct GitCredential {
                 Defaults[.gitRepositoryPasswordAttempts] += 1
                 PasswordStore.shared.gitRepositoryPassword = newPassword
                 credential = try? GTCredential(userName: userName, password: newPassword)
-            case let .ssh(userName, password, publicKeyFile, privateKeyFile):
-                credential = try? GTCredential(userName: userName, publicKeyURL: publicKeyFile, privateKeyURL: privateKeyFile, passphrase: password)
+            case let .ssh(userName, password, publicKeyFile, privateKeyFile, passwordNotSetCallback):
+
+                var newPassword:String? = password
+
+                // Check if the private key is encrypted
+                let encrypted = try? String(contentsOf: privateKeyFile).contains("ENCRYPTED")
+
+                // Request password if not already set
+                if encrypted! && password == "" {
+                    newPassword = passwordNotSetCallback!()
+                }
+
+                // nil is expected in case of empty password
+                if newPassword == "" {
+                    newPassword = nil
+                }
+
+                // Save password for the future
+                Defaults[.gitRepositorySSHPrivateKeyPassphrase] = newPassword
+
+                credential = try? GTCredential(userName: userName, publicKeyURL: publicKeyFile, privateKeyURL: privateKeyFile, passphrase: newPassword)
             }
             return credential
         }
@@ -119,7 +138,15 @@ class PasswordStore {
         if Defaults[.gitRepositoryAuthenticationMethod] == "Password" {
             gitCredential = GitCredential(credential: GitCredential.Credential.http(userName: Defaults[.gitRepositoryUsername]!, password: Utils.getPasswordFromKeychain(name: "gitRepositoryPassword") ?? ""))
         } else if Defaults[.gitRepositoryAuthenticationMethod] == "SSH Key"{
-            gitCredential = GitCredential(credential: GitCredential.Credential.ssh(userName: Defaults[.gitRepositoryUsername]!, password: Defaults[.gitRepositorySSHPrivateKeyPassphrase]!, publicKeyFile: Globals.sshPublicKeyURL, privateKeyFile: Globals.sshPrivateKeyURL))
+            gitCredential = GitCredential(
+                credential: GitCredential.Credential.ssh(
+                    userName: Defaults[.gitRepositoryUsername]!,
+                    password: Defaults[.gitRepositorySSHPrivateKeyPassphrase]!,
+                    publicKeyFile: Globals.sshPublicKeyURL,
+                    privateKeyFile: Globals.sshPrivateKeyURL,
+                    passwordNotSetCallback: nil
+                )
+            )
         } else {
             gitCredential = nil
         }