diff --git a/rib/nrd.cpp b/rib/nrd.cpp
index b4ff276..bdfab99 100644
--- a/rib/nrd.cpp
+++ b/rib/nrd.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 
   initializeLogging();
 
-  m_ribManager.reset(new RibManager(*m_face));
+  m_ribManager.reset(new RibManager(*m_face, m_keyChain));
 
   ConfigFile config([] (const std::string& filename, const std::string& sectionName,
                         const ConfigSection& section, bool isDryRun) {
diff --git a/rib/rib-manager.cpp b/rib/rib-manager.cpp
index 8215ade..4c03f3b 100644
--- a/rib/rib-manager.cpp
+++ b/rib/rib-manager.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@
 
 const time::seconds RibManager::ACTIVE_FACE_FETCH_INTERVAL = time::seconds(300);
 
-RibManager::RibManager(ndn::Face& face)
+RibManager::RibManager(ndn::Face& face, ndn::KeyChain& keyChain)
   : m_face(face)
+  , m_keyChain(keyChain)
   , m_nfdController(m_face, m_keyChain)
   , m_localhostValidator(m_face)
   , m_localhopValidator(m_face)
diff --git a/rib/rib-manager.hpp b/rib/rib-manager.hpp
index 8d90103..e38ee3c 100644
--- a/rib/rib-manager.hpp
+++ b/rib/rib-manager.hpp
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
     }
   };
 
-  explicit
-  RibManager(ndn::Face& face);
+  RibManager(ndn::Face& face, ndn::KeyChain& keyChain);
 
   ~RibManager();
 
@@ -202,8 +201,8 @@
 
 private:
   ndn::Face& m_face;
+  ndn::KeyChain& m_keyChain;
   ndn::nfd::Controller m_nfdController;
-  ndn::KeyChain m_keyChain;
   ndn::ValidatorConfig m_localhostValidator;
   ndn::ValidatorConfig m_localhopValidator;
   ndn::nfd::FaceMonitor m_faceMonitor;
diff --git a/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp b/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp
index cfce38b..94a37af 100644
--- a/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/rib/rib-manager.t.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   {
     face = ndn::util::makeDummyClientFace();
 
-    manager = make_shared<RibManager>(ndn::ref(*face));
+    manager = make_shared<RibManager>(*face, keyChain);
     manager->registerWithNfd();
 
     face->processEvents(time::milliseconds(1));
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
 public:
   shared_ptr<RibManager> manager;
   shared_ptr<ndn::util::DummyClientFace> face;
+  ndn::KeyChain keyChain;
 
   const Name COMMAND_PREFIX;
   const Name::Component ADD_NEXTHOP_VERB;