diff --git a/bitaddress.org.html b/bitaddress.org.html
index 47afdc6..586b20c 100644
--- a/bitaddress.org.html
+++ b/bitaddress.org.html
@@ -6210,7 +6210,7 @@ body { font-family: Arial; }
 			</div>
 			<div class="authorpgp">
 				<span class="item">
-					<a href="pgpsignedmsg.txt" target="_blank"><span id="footerlabelversion">Version History</span> (v2.6.4)</a>
+					<a href="pgpsignedmsg.txt" target="_blank"><span id="footerlabelversion">Version History</span> (v2.6.5)</a>
 					(<a href="ninja_bitaddress.org.txt" target="_blank" id="footerlabelpgp">PGP</a>)
 				</span>
 				<span class="item">527B 5C82 B1F6 B2DB 72A0<br />ECBF 8749 7B91 6397 4F5A</span>
@@ -7476,6 +7476,10 @@ ninja.wallets.paperwallet = {
 		ninja.wallets.paperwallet.pageBreakAt = pageBreakAt;
 		document.getElementById("paperkeyarea").innerHTML = "";
 		if (ninja.wallets.paperwallet.encrypt) {
+			if (passphrase == "") {
+				alert(ninja.translator.get("bip38alertpassphraserequired"));
+				return;
+			}
 			document.getElementById("busyblock").className = "busy";
 			ninja.privateKey.BIP38GenerateIntermediatePointAsync(passphrase, null, null, function (intermediate) {
 				ninja.wallets.paperwallet.intermediatePoint = intermediate;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdbac52..5402c91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "bitaddress.org",
-  "version": "2.6.4",
+  "version": "2.6.5",
   "description": "Open Source JavaScript Client-Side Bitcoin Wallet Generator",
   "main": "Gruntfile.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/bitaddress-ui.html b/src/bitaddress-ui.html
index 94c466a..1842140 100644
--- a/src/bitaddress-ui.html
+++ b/src/bitaddress-ui.html
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@
 			</div>
 			<div class="authorpgp">
 				<span class="item">
-					<a href="pgpsignedmsg.txt" target="_blank"><span id="footerlabelversion">Version History</span> (v2.6.4)</a>
+					<a href="pgpsignedmsg.txt" target="_blank"><span id="footerlabelversion">Version History</span> (v2.6.5)</a>
 					(<a href="ninja_bitaddress.org.txt" target="_blank" id="footerlabelpgp">PGP</a>)
 				</span>
 				<span class="item">527B 5C82 B1F6 B2DB 72A0<br />ECBF 8749 7B91 6397 4F5A</span>
diff --git a/src/ninja.paperwallet.js b/src/ninja.paperwallet.js
index 08b9fdc..3c3314e 100644
--- a/src/ninja.paperwallet.js
+++ b/src/ninja.paperwallet.js
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ ninja.wallets.paperwallet = {
 		ninja.wallets.paperwallet.pageBreakAt = pageBreakAt;
 		document.getElementById("paperkeyarea").innerHTML = "";
 		if (ninja.wallets.paperwallet.encrypt) {
+			if (passphrase == "") {
+				alert(ninja.translator.get("bip38alertpassphraserequired"));
+				return;
+			}
 			document.getElementById("busyblock").className = "busy";
 			ninja.privateKey.BIP38GenerateIntermediatePointAsync(passphrase, null, null, function (intermediate) {
 				ninja.wallets.paperwallet.intermediatePoint = intermediate;