diff --git a/bld.sh b/bld.sh
index 610bf79d9..40313d223 100755
--- a/bld.sh
+++ b/bld.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ echo "five.tiddlywiki.com" > ../../jermolene.github.com/CNAME
 
 node ../core/boot.js \
 	--verbose \
+	--password password \
 	--savetiddler ReadMe ../readme.md text/html \
 	--savetiddler $:/core/templates/tiddlywiki5.template.html ../../jermolene.github.com/index.html text/plain [!is[shadow]]\
 	--savetiddler $:/core/templates/tiddlywiki5.template.html ../../jermolene.github.com/empty.html text/plain [!is[shadow]is[shadow]]\
diff --git a/core/boot.js b/core/boot.js
index b21629a62..d6e4182b6 100644
--- a/core/boot.js
+++ b/core/boot.js
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ $tw.crypto = new function() {
 		getPassword = function() {
 			if($tw.browser) {
 				password = prompt("Enter password to decrypt TiddlyWiki");
-			} else {
-				password = "password";
 			}
 		};
 
+	this.setPassword = function(newPassword) {
+		password = newPassword;
+	}
 	this.encrypt = function(text) {
 		return callSjcl($tw.crypto.sjcl.encrypt,text);
 	};
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ $tw.crypto = new function() {
 
 $tw.crypto.sjcl = $tw.browser ? sjcl : require("./sjcl.js");
 
-console.log("sjcl is " + $tw.crypto.sjcl);
-
 // Boot information
 $tw.boot = {};
 
diff --git a/core/modules/commands/password.js b/core/modules/commands/password.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85d53fa33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/commands/password.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*\
+title: $:/core/modules/commands/password.js
+type: application/javascript
+module-type: command
+
+Save password for crypto operations
+
+\*/
+(function(){
+
+/*jslint node: true, browser: true */
+/*global $tw: false */
+"use strict";
+
+exports.info = {
+	name: "password",
+	synchronous: true
+};
+
+var Command = function(params,commander,callback) {
+	this.params = params;
+	this.commander = commander;
+	this.callback = callback;
+};
+
+Command.prototype.execute = function() {
+	if(this.params.length < 1) {
+		return "Missing password";
+	}
+	$tw.crypto.setPassword(this.params[0]);
+	return null;
+};
+
+exports.Command = Command;
+
+})();