diff --git a/komrade/backend/crypt.py b/komrade/backend/crypt.py
index 6e7af13..3a0cc9a 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/crypt.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/crypt.py
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ class Crypt(Logger):
             use_secret=CRYPT_USE_SECRET,
             path_secret=PATH_CRYPT_SECRET,
             encrypt_values=False,
-            encryptor_func=lambda x: x,
-            decryptor_func=lambda x: x):
+            encryptor_func=None,
+            decryptor_func=None):
         
         # defaults
         if not name and fn: name=os.path.basename(fn).replace('.','_')
         self.name,self.fn=name,fn
 
+        
         # use secret? for salting
         if use_secret and path_secret:
             if not os.path.exists(path_secret):
@@ -45,8 +46,13 @@ class Crypt(Logger):
                     self.secret = f.read()
         else:
             self.secret = b''
-
         self.encrypt_values = encrypt_values
+        if self.secret and encrypt_values and (not encryptor_func or not decryptor_func):
+            self.key = KomradeSymmetricKeyWithPassphrase(
+                passphrase=self.secret
+            )
+            encryptor_func = self.key.encrypt
+            decryptor_func = self.key.decrypt
         self.encryptor_func=encryptor_func
         self.decryptor_func=decryptor_func
         self.store = FilesystemStore(self.fn)
diff --git a/komrade/backend/keymaker.py b/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
index 7cdcef4..8bbaa69 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
@@ -383,8 +383,7 @@ class Keymaker(Logger):
         if not hasattr(self,'_crypt_keys'):
             self._crypt_keys = Crypt(
                 fn=self.path_crypt_keys,
-                encryptor_func=self.encrypt,
-                decryptor_func=self.decrypt,
+                encrypt_values=True
             )
         return self._crypt_keys
 
@@ -399,17 +398,18 @@ class Keymaker(Logger):
         return self._crypt_data
 
     def encrypt(self,x):
-        if 'privkey_decr' in self._keychain:
-            self.log('! encrypting')
-            return self.privkey_decr.encrypt(x)
-        self.log('! not encrypting')
-        return x
+        return self.privkey_decr.encrypt(x)
+        # if 'privkey_decr' in self._keychain:
+        #     self.log('! encrypting')
+            
+        # self.log('! not encrypting')
+        # return x
     def decrypt(self,x):
-        if 'privkey_decr' in self._keychain:
-            self.log('! decrypting')
-            return self.privkey_decr.decrypt(x)
-        self.log('! not decrypting')
-        return x
+        # if 'privkey_decr' in self._keychain:
+            # self.log('! decrypting')
+        return self.privkey_decr.decrypt(x)
+        # self.log('! not decrypting')
+        # return x
 
 
 
diff --git a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
index 9a498a3..aa7cf22 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/the_operator.py
@@ -451,8 +451,7 @@ class TheOperator(Operator):
 
         # get inbox
         inbox_crypt = self.get_inbox_crypt(
-            uri=deliver_to,
-            pubkey_b=deliver_to_b,
+            uri=deliver_to
         )
         self.log('inbox_crypt',inbox_crypt)
         self.log('inbox_crypt.values',inbox_crypt.values)