diff --git a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/userauth/keyprovider/OpenSSHKeyV1KeyFile.java b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/userauth/keyprovider/OpenSSHKeyV1KeyFile.java
index 5e4e3260..97a885e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/userauth/keyprovider/OpenSSHKeyV1KeyFile.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/hierynomus/sshj/userauth/keyprovider/OpenSSHKeyV1KeyFile.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public void init(File location, PasswordFinder pwdf) {
 
     @Override
     public void init(String privateKey, String publicKey, PasswordFinder pwdf) {
-        if (pubKey != null) {
+        if (publicKey != null) {
             try {
                 initPubKey(new StringReader(publicKey));
             } catch (IOException e) {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public void init(String privateKey, String publicKey, PasswordFinder pwdf) {
 
     @Override
     public void init(Reader privateKey, Reader publicKey, PasswordFinder pwdf) {
-        if (pubKey != null) {
+        if (publicKey != null) {
             try {
                 initPubKey(publicKey);
             } catch (IOException e) {