diff --git a/bin/encrypt_pillar.sh b/bin/encrypt_pillar.sh
index e002613..35d0d84 100755
--- a/bin/encrypt_pillar.sh
+++ b/bin/encrypt_pillar.sh
@@ -4,21 +4,20 @@ help() {
     echo "Encrypt a given string and print out the output. This output can be"
     echo "then used as encrypted pillar"
     echo
-    echo "Arguments:"
-    echo "-s STRING   The string to encrypt"
-    echo
 }
 
 [[ $1 == '--help' ]] && help && exit
 
 while getopts s:v:h arg; do
     case ${arg} in
-        s) STRING=${OPTARG} ;;
         h) help && exit ;;
         *) help && exit 1 ;;
     esac
 done
 
+echo "Please type the string that you want to encrypt"
+read STRING
+
 [[ -z $STRING ]] && help && exit 1
 
 RECIPIENTS=$(egrep '^\s*0x' encrypted_pillar_recipients | while read i; do echo "-r $i"; done | xargs)