diff --git a/kiss b/kiss
index acd1582..dd3b6bd 100755
--- a/kiss
+++ b/kiss
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ root_cache() {
 
     # Validate the password now with a simple 'true' command as we
     # don't yet need to elevate permissions.
-    dosu /bin/true
+    dosu /bin/true && have_pw=1
 }
 
 dosu() {
-    [ "$pass" ] || root_cache
+    [ "$have_pw" ] || root_cache
 
     # Declare this as a function to avoid repeating it twice
     # below. Great naming of functions all around.
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ pkg_build() {
     [ $# -gt 1 ] || [ "$pkg_update" ] && {
         prompt
 
-        [ "$pass" ] || root_cache
+        [ "$have_pw" ] || root_cache
     }
 
     log "Checking to see if any dependencies have already been built"