diff --git a/cmd/stbak/cmd/keygen.go b/cmd/stbak/cmd/keygen.go
index 3f92ebe..f73aad2 100644
--- a/cmd/stbak/cmd/keygen.go
+++ b/cmd/stbak/cmd/keygen.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var keygenCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		pubkey, privkey, err := utility.Keygen(
+		privkey, pubkey, err := utility.Keygen(
 			config.PipeConfig{
 				Compression: viper.GetString(compressionFlag),
 				Encryption:  viper.GetString(encryptionFlag),
diff --git a/pkg/config/error.go b/pkg/config/error.go
index 47c3f64..c2d7fb2 100644
--- a/pkg/config/error.go
+++ b/pkg/config/error.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var (
 	ErrEncryptionFormatUnknown     = errors.New("unknown encryption format")
 	ErrEncryptionFormatUnsupported = errors.New("unsupported encryption format")
 
-	ErrIdentityUnparsable  = errors.New("recipient could not be parsed")
+	ErrIdentityUnparsable  = errors.New("identity could not be parsed")
 	ErrRecipientUnparsable = errors.New("recipient could not be parsed")
 
 	ErrEmbeddedHeaderMissing = errors.New("embedded header is missing")