diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 520db16..0558abd 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 CMDINCL      = PROGENV + "CMDS"
 HOSTINCL     = PROGENV + "HOSTS"
 
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.176 2014/03/27 22:04:48 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.177 2014/03/27 22:12:33 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 CPRT         = "(c)"
 DATE         = "2011-2014"
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 HOSTNOISE   = '[%s]'
 HOSTLIST    = 'Hosts'
 INDENTWIDTH = 8
-OPTIONSLIST = 'G:H:NP:Sef:hkn:p:tvxy'
+OPTIONSLIST = 'KG:H:NP:Sef:hkn:p:tvxy'
 PADWIDTH    = 12
 PATHDELIM   = ':'
 PATHSEP     = os.sep
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
     "Usage:  tsshbatch.py [-NSehkvxy -G 'file dest' -P 'file dest' -f cmdfile -n name -p pw ] -H 'host ..' | hostlistfile [command arg ... ]\n" +\
     "          where,\n"                                                                 +\
     "\n"                                                                                 +\
+    "            -K              Force password prompting - Overrides previous -k\n"     +\
     "            -G 'file dest'  GET file on host and write local dest directory\n"      +\
     "            -H '...'        List of targeted hosts passed as a single argument\n"   +\
     "            -N              Force prompting for username\n"                         +\
@@ -570,6 +571,9 @@
 
 for opt, val in opts:
 
+    if opt == "-K":
+        KEYEXCHANGE = False
+
     if opt == "-G":
         ProcessTXRQ(val, Get_Transfer_List)