diff --git a/pass/Controllers/PasswordDetailTableViewController.swift b/pass/Controllers/PasswordDetailTableViewController.swift
index 207e6cb..79e2742 100644
--- a/pass/Controllers/PasswordDetailTableViewController.swift
+++ b/pass/Controllers/PasswordDetailTableViewController.swift
@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@ class PasswordDetailTableViewController: UITableViewController, UIGestureRecogni
                 self.password = try self.passwordStore.decrypt(passwordEntity: self.passwordEntity!, requestPGPKeyPassphrase: self.requestPGPKeyPassphrase)
             } catch {
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
+                    // remove the wrong passphrase so that users could enter it next time
+                    self.passwordStore.pgpKeyPassphrase = nil
                     let alert = UIAlertController(title: "Cannot Show Password", message: error.localizedDescription, preferredStyle: UIAlertControllerStyle.alert)
                     alert.addAction(UIAlertAction(title: "OK", style: UIAlertActionStyle.default, handler: {(UIAlertAction) -> Void in
                         self.navigationController!.popViewController(animated: true)
diff --git a/pass/Controllers/PasswordsViewController.swift b/pass/Controllers/PasswordsViewController.swift
index 8dacbf1..3e284fe 100644
--- a/pass/Controllers/PasswordsViewController.swift
+++ b/pass/Controllers/PasswordsViewController.swift
@@ -386,7 +386,9 @@ class PasswordsViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDataSource, UITableV
             } catch {
                 print(error)
                 DispatchQueue.main.async {
-                    Utils.alert(title: "Error", message: error.localizedDescription, controller: self, completion: nil)
+                    // remove the wrong passphrase so that users could enter it next time
+                    self.passwordStore.pgpKeyPassphrase = nil
+                    Utils.alert(title: "Cannot Copy Password", message: error.localizedDescription, controller: self, completion: nil)
                 }
             }
         }