diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e8f4544f..e54b644d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Check if USB is on (to enable use "-DUSB=" argument of cmake)
-if (USB)
+if (${USB})
 	message(STATUS "Building with USB support")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPIP_USB")
 	list(APPEND LIBS usb)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Check if STL containers is on (to enable use "-DSTL=" argument of cmake)
-if (STL)
+if (${STL})
 	message(STATUS "Building with STL containers")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPIP_CONTAINERS_STL")
 else ()
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Check if ICU used for PIString and PIChar
-if (ICU)
+if (${ICU})
 	message(STATUS "Building with ICU")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPIP_ICU")
 	list(APPEND LIBS icuuc)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Check if PIP support cryptographic encryption/decryption by using sodium library
-if (CRYPT)
+if (${CRYPT})
 	message(STATUS "Building with crypt support")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPIP_CRYPT")
 	list(APPEND LIBS sodium)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Check if PIP should be built with containers introspection
-if (INTROSPECTION_CONTAINERS)
+if (${INTROSPECTION_CONTAINERS})
 	message(STATUS "Building with containers introspection")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPIP_INTROSPECTION_CONTAINERS")
 else ()
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ endif ()
 
 
 # Check if PIP should be built with threads introspection
-if (INTROSPECTION_THREADS)
+if (${INTROSPECTION_THREADS})
 	message(STATUS "Building with threads introspection")
 	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -DPIP_INTROSPECTION_THREADS")
 else ()
diff --git a/src/math/picrypt.cpp b/src/math/picrypt.cpp
index 10feee9c..a0df92da 100644
--- a/src/math/picrypt.cpp
+++ b/src/math/picrypt.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ PIByteArray PICrypt::crypt(const PIByteArray & data, PIByteArray key) {
 	randombytes_buf(n.data(), n.size());
 	crypto_secretbox_easy(ret.data(), data.data(), data.size(), n.data(), key.data());
 	ret.append(n);
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ PIByteArray PICrypt::decrypt(const PIByteArray & crypt_data, PIByteArray key, bo
 		//			piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "bad key_";
 		return PIByteArray();
 	}
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	if (ok) *ok = true;
 	return ret;
@@ -144,22 +148,26 @@ PIByteArray PICrypt::hash(const PIString & secret) {
 	hash.resize(crypto_generichash_BYTES);
 	PIByteArray s(secret.data(), secret.size());
 	crypto_generichash(hash.data(), hash.size(), s.data(), s.size(), (const uchar*)hash_def_key, sizeof(hash_def_key) - 1);
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	return hash;
 }
 
 
 ullong PICrypt::shorthash(const PIString& s, PIByteArray key) {
-	ullong hash;
+	ullong hash = 0;
 #ifdef PIP_CRYPT
 	if (crypto_shorthash_BYTES != sizeof(hash)) piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "internal error: bad hash size";
 	sodium_init();
 	if (key.size() != crypto_shorthash_KEYBYTES) {
-		key.resize(crypto_shorthash_KEYBYTES);
-		randombytes_buf(key.data(), key.size());
+		piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "invalid key size" << key.size() << ", shoud be" << crypto_shorthash_KEYBYTES << ", filled zeros";
+		key.resize(crypto_shorthash_KEYBYTES, 0);
 	}
 	PIByteArray in(s.data(), s.size());
 	crypto_shorthash((uchar *)&hash, in.data(), in.size(), key.data());
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	return hash;
 }
@@ -171,6 +179,8 @@ PIByteArray PICrypt::generateKey() {
 	sodium_init();
 	hash.resize(crypto_secretbox_KEYBYTES);
 	randombytes_buf(hash.data(), hash.size());
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	return hash;
 }
@@ -179,6 +189,8 @@ PIByteArray PICrypt::generateKey() {
 int PICrypt::sizeKey() {
 #ifdef PIP_CRYPT
 	return crypto_secretbox_KEYBYTES;
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -187,6 +199,8 @@ int PICrypt::sizeKey() {
 int PICrypt::sizeCrypt() {
 #ifdef PIP_CRYPT
 	return crypto_secretbox_MACBYTES + crypto_secretbox_NONCEBYTES;
+#else
+	piCout << "[PICrypt]" << "Warning: PICrypt is disabled, to enable install sodium library and build pip with -DCRYPT=";
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }