diff --git a/client/keys/utils.go b/client/keys/utils.go
index 498758d2c7bb..f6cf20e818df 100644
--- a/client/keys/utils.go
+++ b/client/keys/utils.go
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ func NewKeyringFromDir(rootDir string, input io.Reader, opts ...keys.KeybaseOpti
 	keyringBackend := viper.GetString(flags.FlagKeyringBackend)
 	switch keyringBackend {
 	case flags.KeyringBackendTest:
-		return keys.NewTestKeyring(sdk.GetConfig().GetKeyringServiceName(), rootDir)
+		return keys.NewTestKeyring(sdk.GetConfig().GetKeyringServiceName(), rootDir, opts...)
 	case flags.KeyringBackendFile:
-		return keys.NewKeyringFile(sdk.GetConfig().GetKeyringServiceName(), rootDir, input)
+		return keys.NewKeyringFile(sdk.GetConfig().GetKeyringServiceName(), rootDir, input, opts...)
 	case flags.KeyringBackendOS:
-		return keys.NewKeyring(sdk.GetConfig().GetKeyringServiceName(), rootDir, input)
+		return keys.NewKeyring(sdk.GetConfig().GetKeyringServiceName(), rootDir, input, opts...)
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown keyring backend %q", keyringBackend)
 }
diff --git a/crypto/keys/keyring.go b/crypto/keys/keyring.go
index b7c7aa0daa84..842db588c30f 100644
--- a/crypto/keys/keyring.go
+++ b/crypto/keys/keyring.go
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ func NewKeyring(
 }
 
 // NewKeyringFile creates a new instance of an encrypted file-backed keyring.
-func NewKeyringFile(name string, dir string, userInput io.Reader) (Keybase, error) {
+func NewKeyringFile(name string, dir string, userInput io.Reader, opts ...KeybaseOption) (Keybase, error) {
 	db, err := keyring.Open(newFileBackendKeyringConfig(name, dir, userInput))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return newKeyringKeybase(db), nil
+	return newKeyringKeybase(db, opts...), nil
 }
 
 // NewTestKeyring creates a new instance of an on-disk keyring for