diff --git a/app/utils/encryption.ts b/app/utils/encryption.ts
index 6852e0d..0f484d7 100644
--- a/app/utils/encryption.ts
+++ b/app/utils/encryption.ts
@@ -4,26 +4,20 @@ import serverConfig from "~/config/config.server";
 
 const ivLength = 16;
 const algorithm = "aes-256-cbc";
-const encryptionKey = serverConfig.app.encryptionKey;
+const encryptionKey = Buffer.from(serverConfig.app.encryptionKey, "hex");
 
 export function encrypt(text: string) {
-	const encryptionKeyAsBuffer = Buffer.isBuffer(encryptionKey) ? encryptionKey : Buffer.from(encryptionKey, "hex");
 	const iv = crypto.randomBytes(ivLength);
-	const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, encryptionKeyAsBuffer, iv);
-	const encrypted = cipher.update(text);
-	const encryptedBuffer = Buffer.concat([encrypted, cipher.final()]);
+	const cipher = crypto.createCipheriv(algorithm, encryptionKey, iv);
+	const encrypted = Buffer.concat([cipher.update(text), cipher.final()]);
 
-	return `${iv.toString("hex")}:${encryptedBuffer.toString("hex")}`;
+	return `${iv.toString("hex")}:${encrypted.toString("hex")}`;
 }
 
-export function decrypt(encryptedHexText: string) {
-	const encryptionKeyAsBuffer = Buffer.isBuffer(encryptionKey) ? encryptionKey : Buffer.from(encryptionKey, "hex");
-	const [hexIv, hexText] = encryptedHexText.split(":");
-	const iv = Buffer.from(hexIv!, "hex");
-	const encryptedText = Buffer.from(hexText!, "hex");
-	const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, encryptionKeyAsBuffer, iv);
-	const decrypted = decipher.update(encryptedText);
-	const decryptedBuffer = Buffer.concat([decrypted, decipher.final()]);
+export function decrypt(encryptedText: string) {
+	const [iv, encrypted] = encryptedText.split(":").map((hex) => Buffer.from(hex, "hex"));
+	const decipher = crypto.createDecipheriv(algorithm, encryptionKey, iv);
+	const decrypted = Buffer.concat([decipher.update(encrypted), decipher.final()]);
 
-	return decryptedBuffer.toString();
+	return decrypted.toString();
 }