diff --git a/www/common/crypto.js b/www/common/crypto.js
index dd6f826bd..6c5e37aea 100644
--- a/www/common/crypto.js
+++ b/www/common/crypto.js
@@ -22,12 +22,46 @@ define([
         return Nacl.util.encodeUTF8(unpacked);
     };
 
+    var isBencoded = function (msg) {
+        return /^\d+:/;
+    };
+
+    // this is crap because of bencoding messages... it should go away....
+    var splitMessage = function (msg, sending) {
+        var idx = 0;
+        var nl;
+        for (var i = ((sending) ? 0 : 1); i < 3; i++) {
+            nl = msg.indexOf(':',idx);
+            idx = nl + Number(msg.substring(idx,nl)) + 1;
+        }
+        return [ msg.substring(0,idx), msg.substring(msg.indexOf(':',idx) + 1) ];
+    };
+
     var encrypt = module.exports.encrypt = function (msg, key) {
-        return encryptStr(msg, key);
+        if (!isBencoded(msg)) {
+            return encryptStr(msg, key);
+        }
+        var spl = splitMessage(msg, true);
+        var json = JSON.parse(spl[1]);
+        // non-patches are not encrypted.
+        if (json[0] !== 2) { return msg; }
+        json[1] = encryptStr(JSON.stringify(json[1]), key);
+        var res = JSON.stringify(json);
+        return spl[0] + res.length + ':' + res;
     };
 
     var decrypt = module.exports.decrypt = function (msg, key) {
-        return decryptStr(msg, key);
+        if (!isBencoded(msg)) {
+            return decryptStr(msg, key);
+        }
+        var spl = splitMessage(msg, false);
+        var json = JSON.parse(spl[1]);
+        // non-patches are not encrypted.
+        if (json[0] !== 2) { return msg; }
+        if (typeof(json[1]) !== 'string') { throw new Error(); }
+        json[1] = JSON.parse(decryptStr(json[1], key));
+        var res = JSON.stringify(json);
+        return spl[0] + res.length + ':' + res;
     };
 
     var parseKey = module.exports.parseKey = function (str) {