diff --git a/gen-and-distrib-new-key.sh b/gen-and-distrib-new-key.sh
index b82ff7c..ef70c34 100755
--- a/gen-and-distrib-new-key.sh
+++ b/gen-and-distrib-new-key.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 keytype=rsa
 keybits=5888
 
+if [ "x" != "x$2" ]
+then
+	keybits=$2
+fi
+
 if [ -z $1 ]
 then
     echo "Need a hostname"
@@ -15,6 +20,7 @@ hostname=$( (hostname -s) )
 echo hostname: ${hostname}
 keyname=id_${hostname}-${targetname}
 echo keyname: ${keyname}
+echo keybits: ${keybits}
 
 #echo rm -f ${keyname}
 #rm -f ${keyname}