diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/Common/AsymmetricKey.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/Common/AsymmetricKey.php
index 82e15cdf..4bd532e4 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/Common/AsymmetricKey.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/Common/AsymmetricKey.php
@@ -171,7 +171,10 @@ abstract class AsymmetricKey
 
         $components['format'] = $format;
 
-        return static::onLoad($components);
+        $new = static::onLoad($components);
+        return $new instanceof PrivateKey ?
+            $new->withPassword($password) :
+            $new;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -199,7 +202,10 @@ abstract class AsymmetricKey
 
         $components['format'] = $format;
 
-        return static::onLoad($components);
+        $new = static::onLoad($components);
+        return $new instanceof PrivateKey ?
+            $new->withPassword($password) :
+            $new;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php b/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php
index b65c5b2b..a1fdee98 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Crypt/PublicKeyLoader.php
@@ -39,26 +39,16 @@ abstract class PublicKeyLoader
     public static function load($key, $password = false)
     {
         try {
-            $new = EC::load($key, $password);
-        } catch (\Exception $e) {}
+            return EC::load($key, $password);
+        } catch (NoKeyLoadedException $e) {}
 
-        if (!isset($new)) {
-            try {
-                $new = RSA::load($key, $password);
-            } catch (\Exception $e) {}
-        }
+        try {
+            return RSA::load($key, $password);
+        } catch (NoKeyLoadedException $e) {}
 
-        if (!isset($new)) {
-            try {
-                $new = DSA::load($key, $password);
-            } catch (\Exception $e) {}
-        }
-
-        if (isset($new)) {
-            return $new instanceof PrivateKey ?
-                $new->withPassword($password) :
-                $new;
-        }
+        try {
+            return DSA::load($key, $password);
+        } catch (NoKeyLoadedException $e) {}
 
         try {
             $x509 = new X509();