diff --git a/src/borgwrapper b/src/borgwrapper
index 943cbc8..69be6aa 100755
--- a/src/borgwrapper
+++ b/src/borgwrapper
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ error_handler () {
 }
 
 borg_init () {
-    ${BORG} init "${BORG_REPO}"
+    if [[ -z ${BORG_INIT_ARGS[@]} ]]; then
+        BORG_INIT_ARGS=(
+            --encryption repokey-blake2
+        )
+    fi
+    ${BORG} init "${BORG_INIT_ARGS[@]}" "${BORG_REPO}"
 }
 
 borg_backup () {
diff --git a/src/config.example b/src/config.example
index 24791d4..7924c37 100644
--- a/src/config.example
+++ b/src/config.example
@@ -50,3 +50,6 @@ KEEP_YEARLY=5
 #BORG_CHECK_ARGS=(
 #    --info
 #)
+#BORG_INIT_ARGS=(
+#   --encryption repokey-blake2
+#)