diff --git a/gui/qt/installwizard.py b/gui/qt/installwizard.py
index 23a5ca6e..21cef999 100644
--- a/gui/qt/installwizard.py
+++ b/gui/qt/installwizard.py
@@ -208,13 +208,15 @@ class InstallWizard(QDialog, MessageBoxMixin, WizardBase):
         self.set_main_layout(playout.layout())
         return playout.new_password()
 
-    def request_passphrase(self, device_text, restore=True):
-        """Request a passphrase for a wallet from the given device and
-        confirm it.  restore is True if restoring a wallet.  Should return
+    def request_passphrase(self, device_text):
+        """When restoring a wallet, request the passphrase that was used for
+        the wallet on the given device and confirm it.  Should return
         a unicode string."""
-        if restore:
-            msg = MSG_RESTORE_PASSPHRASE % device_text
-        return unicode(self.pw_layout(msg, PW_PASSPHRASE) or '')
+        phrase = self.pw_layout(MSG_RESTORE_PASSPHRASE % device_text,
+                                PW_PASSPHRASE)
+        if phrase is None:
+            raise UserCancelled
+        return phrase
 
     def request_password(self, msg=None):
         """Request the user enter a new password and confirm it.  Return
diff --git a/gui/qt/password_dialog.py b/gui/qt/password_dialog.py
index 97c5f30f..c8ebcbee 100644
--- a/gui/qt/password_dialog.py
+++ b/gui/qt/password_dialog.py
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ class PasswordLayout(object):
         return None
 
     def new_password(self):
-        return unicode(self.new_pw.text()) or None
+        pw = unicode(self.new_pw.text())
+        # Empty passphrases are fine and returned empty.
+        if pw == "" and self.kind != PW_PASSPHRASE:
+            pw = None
+        return pw
 
 
 class PasswordDialog(WindowModalDialog):
diff --git a/lib/wizard.py b/lib/wizard.py
index 257b8336..3d5fef80 100644
--- a/lib/wizard.py
+++ b/lib/wizard.py
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ class WizardBase(PrintError):
         True on success."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def request_passphrase(self, device_text, restore=True):
-        """Request a passphrase for a wallet from the given device and
-        confirm it.  restore is True if restoring a wallet.  Should return
+    def request_passphrase(self, device_text):
+        """When restoring a wallet, request the passphrase that was used for
+        the wallet on the given device and confirm it.  Should return
         a unicode string."""
         raise NotImplementedError
 
diff --git a/plugins/hw_wallet/plugin.py b/plugins/hw_wallet/plugin.py
index 6e1e47c3..a738c493 100644
--- a/plugins/hw_wallet/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/hw_wallet/plugin.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class HW_PluginBase(BasePlugin):
         wallet.storage.put('wallet_type', wallet_class.wallet_type)
         wallet = wallet_class(wallet.storage)
 
-        passphrase = wizard.request_passphrase(self.device, restore=True)
+        passphrase = wizard.request_passphrase(self.device)
         password = wizard.request_password()
         wallet.add_seed(seed, password)
         wallet.add_xprv_from_seed(seed, 'x/', password, passphrase)