diff --git a/parity/main.rs b/parity/main.rs
index 5d95085c5..9ad018bd9 100644
--- a/parity/main.rs
+++ b/parity/main.rs
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ impl Configuration {
 			let a = Address::from_str(clean_0x(&d)).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
 				die!("{}: Invalid address for --unlock. Must be 40 hex characters, without the 0x at the beginning.", d)
 			});
-			if passwords.iter().find(|p| account_service.unlock_account(&a, p).is_ok()).is_none() {
+			if passwords.iter().find(|p| account_service.unlock_account_no_expire(&a, p).is_ok()).is_none() {
 				die!("No password given to unlock account {}. Pass the password using `--password`.", a);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/util/src/keys/store.rs b/util/src/keys/store.rs
index 3a55ae222..09c121493 100644
--- a/util/src/keys/store.rs
+++ b/util/src/keys/store.rs
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ impl AccountService {
 	pub fn unlock_account_no_expire(&self, account: &Address, pass: &str) -> Result<(), EncryptedHashMapError> {
 		self.secret_store.write().unwrap().unlock_account_with_expiration(account, pass, None)
 	}
-
 }