diff --git a/plugins/CryptMessage/CryptMessagePlugin.py b/plugins/CryptMessage/CryptMessagePlugin.py
index 5abb95ed..7198ed08 100644
--- a/plugins/CryptMessage/CryptMessagePlugin.py
+++ b/plugins/CryptMessage/CryptMessagePlugin.py
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ class UiWebsocketPlugin(object):
         if privatekey is None:  # Sign using user's privatekey
             privatekey = self.user.getAuthPrivatekey(self.site.address)
 
-        self.response(to, CryptBitcoin.sign(data.encode("utf8"), privatekey))
+        self.response(to, CryptBitcoin.sign(data, privatekey))
 
     # Verify data using ECDSA (address is either a address or array of addresses)
     # Return: bool
     def actionEcdsaVerify(self, to, data, address, signature):
-        self.response(to, CryptBitcoin.verify(data.encode("utf8"), address, signature))
+        self.response(to, CryptBitcoin.verify(data, address, signature))
 
 
 @PluginManager.registerTo("User")
diff --git a/src/Config.py b/src/Config.py
index bb29111d..5062d8be 100644
--- a/src/Config.py
+++ b/src/Config.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Config(object):
 
     def __init__(self, argv):
         self.version = "0.7.0"
-        self.rev = 4073
+        self.rev = 4074
         self.argv = argv
         self.action = None
         self.pending_changes = {}