diff --git a/auth/request.go b/auth/request.go
index b001757c3182345f2509c647d4c8fb759f5d6ba6..40c6c378b02b4080f1cca27fb6625ee5bb28e398 100644
--- a/auth/request.go
+++ b/auth/request.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func RequestAuth(partner, me contact.Contact, message string, rng io.Reader,
 	//store the in progress auth
 	if !resend {
 		err = storage.Auth().AddSent(partner.ID, partner.DhPubKey, newPrivKey,
-			newPrivKey, confirmFp)
+			newPubKey, confirmFp)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, errors.Errorf("Failed to store auth request: %s", err)
 		}