diff --git a/pkg/pmapi/keyring.go b/pkg/pmapi/keyring.go
index 932875ab..1b2b7796 100644
--- a/pkg/pmapi/keyring.go
+++ b/pkg/pmapi/keyring.go
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ func encryptSymmDecryptKey(
 		return
 	}
 
-	pgpMessage, err := firstKey.Encrypt(crypto.NewPlainMessage([]byte(textToEncrypt)), kr)
+	pgpMessage, err := firstKey.Encrypt(crypto.NewPlainMessageFromString(textToEncrypt), kr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}