diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index e67593c..e1adf09 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
-	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/ScaleFT/sshkeys"
 )
 
 func server(config Config) {
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ func server(config Config) {
 }
 
 func readKeyData(config *Config) *[]byte {
-	// var keyData []byte
 	var err error
 	keyData := []byte(os.Getenv(KEY_DATA_ENV_VAR))
 	if len(keyData) == 0 {
@@ -59,23 +58,25 @@ func readKeyData(config *Config) *[]byte {
 			log.Fatalf("ERROR reading keyfile %s: %s!\n", config.KeyPath, err)
 		}
 	}
-	pemBlock, _ := pem.Decode(keyData)
-	if pemBlock != nil {
-		if x509.IsEncryptedPEMBlock(pemBlock) {
-			fmt.Println("Decrypting private key with passphrase...")
-			decoded, err := x509.DecryptPEMBlock(pemBlock, []byte(config.Pwd))
-			if err == nil {
-				header := `PRIVATE KEY` // default key type in header
-				matcher := regexp.MustCompile("-----BEGIN (.*)-----")
-				if matches := matcher.FindSubmatch(keyData); len(matches) > 1 {
-					header = string(matches[1])
-				}
-				keyData = pem.EncodeToMemory(
-					&pem.Block{Type: header, Bytes: decoded})
-			} else {
-				fmt.Printf("Error decrypting PEM-encoded secret: %s\n", err)
-			}
-		}
+
+	passphrase := []byte(config.Pwd)
+	var privateKey interface{}
+	fmt.Println("Decrypting private key with passphrase...")
+	privateKey, err = sshkeys.ParseEncryptedRawPrivateKey(keyData, passphrase)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("ERROR parsing encrypted key %s!\n", err)
 	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Converting decrypted key to RSA key...")
+	opts := sshkeys.MarshalOptions{Format: sshkeys.FormatClassicPEM}
+	var privateKeyAsPem []byte
+	privateKeyAsPem, err = sshkeys.Marshal(privateKey, &opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("ERROR converting private key to unencrypted PEM format %s!\n", err)
+	}
+
+	pemBlock, _ := pem.Decode(privateKeyAsPem)
+	keyData = pem.EncodeToMemory(
+		&pem.Block{Type: "RSA PRIVATE KEY", Bytes: pemBlock.Bytes})
 	return &keyData
 }