diff --git a/roles/bootstrap/handlers/gpg.yml b/roles/bootstrap/handlers/gpg.yml
index 580ef41..a7c548e 100644
--- a/roles/bootstrap/handlers/gpg.yml
+++ b/roles/bootstrap/handlers/gpg.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
         prefix: gcfs_passfile
         state: file
       register: tempfile_created
+    - name: Put password in temporary file
+      lineinfile:
+        path: "{{ tempfile_created.path }}"
+        line: "{{ gcfs_password }}"
+        state: present
     - name: Create directory for storing gocryptfs decryption configuration files
       file:
         path: "{{ homedir }}/.fskeys/ciphers"