diff --git a/lib/core.js b/lib/core.js
index d24fc72..7472c95 100644
--- a/lib/core.js
+++ b/lib/core.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function writeCertificateAsync(result, args, defaults, handlers) {
       , privkeyPath: privkeyPath
 
         // some ambiguity here...
-      , privkey: result.key || result.privkey
+      , privkey: result.key || result.privkey || args.domainPrivateKeyPem
       , fullchain: result.fullchain || result.cert
       , chain: result.ca || result.chain
         // especially this one... might be cert only, might be fullchain
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ function getCertificateAsync(account, args, defaults, handlers) {
     }
 
     args.domainPrivateKeyPem = domainKey.privateKeyPem;
+    args.account = account;
+    //args.registration = domainKey;
 
     return LeCore.getCertificateAsync({
       debug: args.debug