diff --git a/komrade/backend/phonelines.py b/komrade/backend/phonelines.py
index b2a2331..dc2f51f 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/phonelines.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/phonelines.py
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ def check_phonelines():
 def test_phonelines():
     from komrade.backend.the_telephone import TheTelephone
     from komrade.backend.the_operator import TheOperator
-
+    from getpass import getpass
     phone = TheTelephone()
-    op = TheOperator()
+    op = TheOperator(passphrase=getpass())
 
     print('phone',dict_format(phone._keychain))
     print('op',dict_format(op._keychain))
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
index b2b0547..8939dab 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ class TheOperator(Operator):
         return TELEPHONE
     
 
-    def __init__(self, name = OPERATOR_NAME, passphrase='acc'):
+    def __init__(self, name = OPERATOR_NAME, passphrase=DEBUG_DEFAULT_PASSPHRASE):
         """
         Boot up the operator. Requires knowing or setting a password of memory.
         """
         super().__init__(
             name,
-            passphrase,
+            passphrase
             path_crypt_keys=PATH_CRYPT_OP_KEYS,
             path_crypt_data=PATH_CRYPT_OP_DATA
         )