diff --git a/openssl-little-CA/CA.sh b/openssl-little-CA/CA.sh
index 185528f..ba5f41a 100755
--- a/openssl-little-CA/CA.sh
+++ b/openssl-little-CA/CA.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ case $1 in
     exit $RET
     ;;
 -sign|-signreq)
-    $CA -policy policy_anything -out newcert.pem -infiles newreq.pem
+    $CA -policy policy_anything -out newcert.pem -days "$DAYS" -infiles newreq.pem
     RET=$?
     cat newcert.pem
     echo "Signed certificate is in newcert.pem"