diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 992fb70..03ad08d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 
+* force flag must be exported
+
 ### Security
 
 ## [2.10.0] - 2021-06-29
diff --git a/bkctld b/bkctld
index 1c37ceb..05ba7a7 100755
--- a/bkctld
+++ b/bkctld
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ while :; do
             exit 0
             ;;
         -f|--force)
-            FORCE=1
+            export FORCE=1
             ;;
         *)
             # Default case: If no more options then break out of the loop.