diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 96337ad1..43df0e1f 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     {{- /* Content */ -}}
     {{- $content := dict "Content" .Content "Ruby" $params.ruby "Fraction" $params.fraction "Fontawesome" $params.fontawesome | partial "function/content.html" | safeHTML -}}
     {{- if $params.password -}}
-      {{- $saltLen := strings.RuneCount (trim $params.password "") -}}
+      {{- $saltLen := strings.RuneCount (trim $params.password " ") -}}
       {{- $saltLen = cond (eq (mod $saltLen 2) 0) (add $saltLen 1) $saltLen -}}
       {{- $base64EncodeContent := $content | base64Encode -}}
       {{- $content = printf "%v%v%v"
diff --git a/layouts/posts/single.html b/layouts/posts/single.html
index 91c6a41b..ae0ed7f4 100644
--- a/layouts/posts/single.html
+++ b/layouts/posts/single.html
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
     {{- /* Content */ -}}
     {{- $content := dict "Content" .Content "Ruby" $params.ruby "Fraction" $params.fraction "Fontawesome" $params.fontawesome | partial "function/content.html" | safeHTML -}}
     {{- if $params.password -}}
-      {{- $saltLen := strings.RuneCount (trim $params.password "") -}}
+      {{- $saltLen := strings.RuneCount (trim $params.password " ") -}}
       {{- $saltLen = cond (eq (mod $saltLen 2) 0) (add $saltLen 1) $saltLen -}}
       {{- $base64EncodeContent := $content | base64Encode -}}
       {{- $content = printf "%v%v%v"