diff --git a/app_secure_client.py b/app_secure_client.py
index 9c04e53..88a54c3 100644
--- a/app_secure_client.py
+++ b/app_secure_client.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ def recv_server_secrets(sock, _recv_buffer, key):
     sesskeyhash = data[-128:]
     data = data[:-128]
     encryptedsess = data[-256:]
-    # halfsesskey = key.decrypt(encryptedsess)
+    halfsesskey = key.decrypt(bytes(encryptedsess))
     data = data[:-256]
     pubkeyhash = data[-128:]
     pubkey = data[:-128]
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def recv_server_secrets(sock, _recv_buffer, key):
         sock.close()
         raise Exception('Server public key does not match hash')
     print(f"Received server secrets correctly.")
-    return pubkey, halfsesskey
+    return RSA.importKey(pubkey), halfsesskey
 
 
 def main():
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def main():
     addr = (host, port)
     print("starting connection to", addr)
     sock = socket.create_connection(addr)
-    sock.settimeout(10)
+    sock.settimeout(None)
 
     # security handshake
     key = RSA.generate(2048, Random.new().read)
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ def main():
     send_client_key(sock, data)
     # receiving server secrets - public key and session key
     serverkey, sessionkey = recv_server_secrets(sock, _recv_buffer, key)
+    # acknowledge session key and passphrase
+    # TODO send encrypted key and passphrase back
 
     action, value = sys.argv[3], sys.argv[4]
     request = create_request(action, value)
diff --git a/lib_secure_server.py b/lib_secure_server.py
index 331b603..194b0e7 100644
--- a/lib_secure_server.py
+++ b/lib_secure_server.py
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ class Message:
         halfsesskey = self.sessionkey
         encryptedsess = self.clientkey.encrypt(halfsesskey, None)[0]
         sesskeyhash = hashlib.sha3_512(halfsesskey).hexdigest().encode()
-        mypubkey = self.key.publickey().exportKey()
+        mypubkey = self.key.publickey().exportKey('PEM')
         mypubkeyhash = hashlib.sha3_512(mypubkey).hexdigest().encode()
         mysecret = mypubkey + mypubkeyhash + encryptedsess + sesskeyhash
         response = self._create_handshake_content(mysecret)