diff --git a/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py b/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py
index 8fd53fe2..feed4b03 100755
--- a/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py
+++ b/static-data/default-plugins/encrypt/main.py
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@
 import logger, config, threading, time, datetime, sys
 
 import ujson as json
+from nacl.exceptions import TypeError as NaclTypeError
 
 from onionrutils import stringvalidators, bytesconverter
 from onionrcrypto import encryption, keypair, signing, getourkeypair
 import onionrexceptions, onionrusers
+
 import locale
 locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, '')
+
+import binascii
+
 plugin_name = 'encrypt'
 
 class PlainEncryption:
@@ -110,7 +115,12 @@ class PlainEncryption:
         return
 
 def on_decrypt_cmd(api, data=None):
-    PlainEncryption(api).decrypt()
+    try:
+        PlainEncryption(api).decrypt()
+    except binascii.Error:
+        logger.error("Invalid ciphertext padding", terminal=True)
+    except NaclTypeError:
+        logger.error("Ciphertext too short.", terminal=True)
 
 def on_encrypt_cmd(api, data=None):
     PlainEncryption(api).encrypt()
diff --git a/tests/test_lan_learn.py b/tests/test_lan_learn.py
index 25816ef7..ed548ecc 100644
--- a/tests/test_lan_learn.py
+++ b/tests/test_lan_learn.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TestLanLearn(unittest.TestCase):
             sock.close()
         test_list = [test_ip]
 
-        Thread(target=learn_services, args=[test_list], daemon=True).start()
+        Thread(target=learn_services, daemon=True).start()
         bettersleep.better_sleep(3)
         multicast()
         self.assertIn(test_ip, test_list)