diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/DecryptionStreamFactory.java b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/DecryptionStreamFactory.java
index 07ddb01a..d598cce8 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/DecryptionStreamFactory.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/main/java/org/pgpainless/decryption_verification/DecryptionStreamFactory.java
@@ -392,7 +392,9 @@ public final class DecryptionStreamFactory {
                 for (Tuple<SubkeyIdentifier, ?> k : postponedDueToMissingPassphrase) {
                     keyIds.add(k.getA());
                 }
-                throw new MissingPassphraseException(keyIds);
+                if (!keyIds.isEmpty()) {
+                    throw new MissingPassphraseException(keyIds);
+                }
             }
             else if (options.getMissingKeyPassphraseStrategy() == MissingKeyPassphraseStrategy.INTERACTIVE) {
                 // Interactive mode: Fire protector callbacks to get passphrases interactively
diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/symmetric_encryption/SymmetricEncryptionTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/symmetric_encryption/SymmetricEncryptionTest.java
index 4f6172f4..68f929af 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/symmetric_encryption/SymmetricEncryptionTest.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/symmetric_encryption/SymmetricEncryptionTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.MethodSource;
 import org.pgpainless.PGPainless;
 import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.ConsumerOptions;
 import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.DecryptionStream;
+import org.pgpainless.decryption_verification.MissingKeyPassphraseStrategy;
 import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.EncryptionOptions;
 import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.EncryptionStream;
 import org.pgpainless.encryption_signing.ProducerOptions;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ public class SymmetricEncryptionTest {
         assertThrows(MissingDecryptionMethodException.class, () -> PGPainless.decryptAndOrVerify()
                 .onInputStream(new ByteArrayInputStream(ciphertextOut.toByteArray()))
                 .withOptions(new ConsumerOptions()
+                        .setMissingKeyPassphraseStrategy(MissingKeyPassphraseStrategy.THROW_EXCEPTION)
                         .addDecryptionPassphrase(Passphrase.fromPassword("meldir"))));
     }
 }