diff --git a/__update_sops.sh b/__update_sops.sh
index b947a69..920ba87 100755
--- a/__update_sops.sh
+++ b/__update_sops.sh
@@ -65,14 +65,14 @@ fn_verify_sops_config(){
   sops_enc_file="${1}";shift;
   # update keys in mock secret file
   # prereq: create a file with a mock secret, src: https://bash-org-archive.com/?244321
-  test -e mock_secrets.yaml || (yq -n '.demo.credentials.secret = "hunter2"' > mock_secrets.yaml && sops -e -i mock_secrets.yaml )
+  test -e "${sops_enc_file}" || (yq -n '.demo.credentials.secret = "hunter2"' > "${sops_enc_file}" && sops -e -i "${sops_enc_file}" )
 
   # "update the keys of SOPS files using the config file"
-  sops updatekeys mock_secrets.yaml
+  sops updatekeys "${sops_enc_file}"
 
   # dump secrets, GPG_TTY src: https://www.varokas.com/secrets-in-code-with-mozilla-sops/
-  GPG_TTY=$(tty) sops -d mock_secrets.yaml
+  GPG_TTY=$(tty) sops -d "${sops_enc_file}"
 }
-fn_verify_sops_config
+fn_verify_sops_config mock_secrets.yaml
 
 echo "# SUCESS: all users with keys in this dir should have functional keys"