diff --git a/onionr/onionrcrypto.py b/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
index d93d7c90..678a4457 100644
--- a/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
+++ b/onionr/onionrcrypto.py
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ class OnionrCrypto:
 
     def pubKeyDecrypt(self, data, pubkey='', privkey='', anonymous=False, encodedData=False):
         '''pubkey decrypt (Curve25519, taken from Ed25519 pubkey)'''
-        retVal = False
+        decrypted = False
         if encodedData:
             encoding = nacl.encoding.Base64Encoder
         else:
diff --git a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py
index 48508e79..d4d9306a 100644
--- a/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py
+++ b/onionr/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py
@@ -74,8 +74,16 @@ class PlainEncryption:
             print('ONIONR ENCRYPTED DATA %s END ENCRYPTED DATA' % (encrypted,))
     def decrypt(self, data):
         plaintext = ""
-        encrypted = data
-        
+        encrypted = data.replace('ONIONR ENCRYPTED DATA ', '').replace('END ENCRYPTED DATA', '')
+        myPub = self.api.get_core()._crypto.pubKey
+        decrypted = self.api.get_core()._crypto.pubKeyDecrypt(encrypted, pubkey, anonymous=True, encodedData=True)
+        if decrypted == False:
+            print("Decryption failed")
+        else:
+            data = json.loads(decrypted)
+            if not self.api.get_core()._crypto.edVerify(data['data'], data['signer'], data['sig']):
+                print("WARNING: THIS MESSAGE HAS AN INVALID SIGNATURE")
+            print(self.api.get_core()._utils.escapeAnsi(data['data']))
         return